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Re: There Is Only One Universe

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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
> >
> > On 6/23/2018 2:29 PM, benj wrote:
> > > On 6/23/2018 5:20 PM, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:
> > >> On 6/23/2018 11:45 AM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > >>> Count it...1
> > >>>
> > >>> only One universe
> > >>
> > >> Okay. Let say that is true. I really do not know for sure anyway.
> > >>
> > >> What about a shape like the Koch curve that is basically finite in
> > >> size to the eye, yet has an infinite border structure such that it
> > >> cannot be measured unless we totally halt iteration.
> > >>
> > >> What about the Mandelbrot set, one main "largest" shape, with an
> > >> infinite border. Afaict, the border of a fractal is kind of like an
> > >> event horizon.
> > >
> > > Yep. Take the Koch geometric figure which has an infinite perimeter
> > > which seems to say it is infinite in size, but clearly one can draw a
> > > line around that figure that is finite in length!
> >
> > We can only draw the 100% complete Koch curve at a given iteration
> > level. If we take the iterations as never stopping, as if running in
> > another thread of execution, well, we would have a hard, basically
> > impossible time, drawing it. As soon as one plotted a portion, the
> > iteration would come around an make the plot instantly out of date!
> 
> Oh, the Koch curve...
> 
> I know that actual name for it but it slip my mind...correct me if I'm wrong...
> 
> It is a dimension in the middle of one and two.
> It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between 1 and 2, dimension 1 1/2 .
> Between a line and a surface. This is the dimension of fractional.
> It is an area which we call the...The Koch Curve.
> 
> DEE-DEE dee-dee DEE-DEE dee-dee . . .


I mean...are you people serious??? I write There Is Only One Universe

and yous come with some 'Koch curve' kook that believes there is a ...one and a half dimensional universe????


Is this a joke? Is there a guy behind the curtain laughing?



Should I go get the witches broom?

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There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-23 11:45 -0700
  Re: There Is Only One Universe casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2018-06-23 14:57 -0400
    Re: There Is Only One Universe benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-06-23 16:30 -0400
      Re: There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-23 14:05 -0700
        Re: There Is Only One Universe "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-23 14:22 -0700
      Re: There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-23 14:09 -0700
        Re: There Is Only One Universe benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-06-23 17:24 -0400
      Re: There Is Only One Universe casagiannoni@optonline.net - 2018-06-23 17:59 -0400
  Re: There Is Only One Universe benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-06-23 16:26 -0400
  Re: There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-23 14:05 -0700
  Re: There Is Only One Universe "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-23 14:20 -0700
    Re: There Is Only One Universe benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-06-23 17:29 -0400
      Re: There Is Only One Universe "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-23 14:42 -0700
        Re: There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-23 16:46 -0700
          Re: There Is Only One Universe The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-06-24 01:30 -0700
            Re: There Is Only One Universe "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-06-24 20:07 -0700
  Re: There Is Only One Universe Dan Christensen <Dan_Christensen@sympatico.ca> - 2018-06-23 15:03 -0700
  Re: There Is Only One Universe sobriquet <dohduhdah@yahoo.com> - 2018-06-25 13:18 -0700
    Re: There Is Only One Universe "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2018-06-25 13:26 -0700
  Re: There Is Only One Universe mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-06-25 17:36 -0700

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