Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ]

Subject	Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ]
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++, comp.ai.philosophy, comp.lang.prolog, comp.lang.lisp
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From	peteolcott <Here@Home>
Date	2019-09-14 17:18 -0500
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On 9/14/2019 4:52 PM, Mr Flibble wrote:
> On 14/09/2019 19:35, peteolcott wrote:
>> On 9/13/2019 9:55 AM, Mr Flibble wrote:
>>> On 13/09/2019 15:35, peteolcott wrote:
>>>> The fact that [0.0, 1.0) is exactly one geometric point shorter
>>>> than [0.0, 1.0] proves that infinitesimal numbers do exist.
>>>
>>> Nonsense, there is always a number smaller than an "infinitesimal number" ergo there is no "smallest" number ergo "infinitesimal number" is a nonsense concept.
>>>
>>> /Flibble
>>>
>>
>> This is merely naysaying without any actual rebuttal.
>>
>> If there is is always a number smaller than an "infinitesimal number"
>> then specify a number that is half the size of the difference in length
>> of the above two sequences of points.
> 
> There is always a number which is half the size of the previous number so my assertion stands: "infinitesimal number" is a nonsense concept.
> 
> /Flibble
> 
> 
You reasoning goes like this:
There has never been an X, therefore there never will be an X.


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Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-08-08 12:15 -0500
  Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-08-08 21:28 +0100
  Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Dhu on Gate <campbell@neotext.ca> - 2019-09-08 06:06 +0000
    Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Stuart Redmann <DerTopper@web.de> - 2019-09-09 11:30 +0200
      Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-09 10:01 -0500
        Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Mr Flibble <flibble@i42.removethisbit.co.uk> - 2019-09-09 21:38 +0100
          Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-09 18:05 -0500
        Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-09-10 09:01 +0200
          Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-10 10:38 -0500
            Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2019-09-11 15:31 +0800
              Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-11 12:04 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2019-09-12 10:20 +0800
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-11 23:51 -0500
                [OT] Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-12 04:20 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-09-12 01:22 -0700
                [OT] Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness (cardinality is incorrect) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-11 19:52 -0700
            Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-12 22:07 +0000
              Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-12 18:53 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-09-12 17:47 -0700
                [OT] Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-12 19:00 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-13 08:14 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-13 09:35 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Mr Flibble <flibble@i42.removethisbit.co.uk> - 2019-09-13 15:55 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-14 13:35 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-14 22:52 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-14 17:18 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-14 23:30 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-14 17:42 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness--- [ Cantor was wrong about cardinality ] Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2019-09-14 18:12 -0600
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-15 08:09 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 09:50 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-16 17:13 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 11:24 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-16 17:30 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 12:08 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-16 18:15 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 13:35 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-16 20:02 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 14:48 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-16 22:26 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 18:11 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-16 18:12 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2019-09-17 00:16 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-16 17:54 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-17 09:10 -0400
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-17 08:11 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 11:48 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-09-17 21:10 +0200
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ Keith and Mike basis for Infinitesimal numbers ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 14:30 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-17 08:05 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 11:45 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-17 18:14 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 12:36 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2019-09-17 19:45 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-17 20:09 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 14:14 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2019-09-17 18:59 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-09-17 11:10 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-17 13:48 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-09-17 12:01 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-18 07:35 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2019-09-18 04:22 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2019-09-18 15:41 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-18 10:02 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-18 22:25 +0100
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-18 16:41 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-18 22:56 +0100
                [OT] Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-09-18 19:59 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-18 21:34 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-18 16:42 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-19 17:54 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 13:26 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-20 08:06 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 13:37 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 16:07 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 15:04 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 17:32 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-20 08:10 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 13:33 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 16:05 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 15:48 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 18:00 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-09-20 08:52 +0200
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-20 00:10 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-09-20 10:11 +0200
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ All infinite sets have the same cardinality ] Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2019-09-20 08:25 +0000
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 13:13 -0700
              Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 12:54 -0700
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 15:09 -0500
            Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 12:45 -0700
        Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 12:34 -0700
          Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ COMPLETE-2 ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 14:58 -0500
            Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ COMPLETE-2 ] Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 15:57 -0700
              Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ COMPLETE-2 ] peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 18:10 -0500
                Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness [ COMPLETE-2 ] Mr Flibble <flibbleREMOVETHISBIT@i42.co.uk> - 2019-09-20 13:18 +0100
      Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Louis Valence <lvalence@example.com> - 2019-09-09 17:43 -0300
      Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-09-19 12:28 -0700
        Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-19 15:04 -0500
    Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness peteolcott <Here@Home> - 2019-09-09 09:57 -0500
  Re: Provably unprovable eliminates incompleteness Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-09-09 13:30 -0700

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