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Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox

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On 11/9/2015 11:53 AM, Fabian Russell wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:38:03 -0600, Odd Bodkin wrote:
>
>>
>> There's a fascinating phrase. I wonder what you mean by "postulates of
>> human nature".
>>
>
> Human behavior, like set theory, can be seen to emerge from a number
> of basic axioms or postulates.
>
> Unlike set theory, however, these human "postulates" are not man-made*
> but arise from the evolutionary development of the human organism.
>
> The human "postulates" are the inborn instinctual drives and reactions
> that define human behavior and all human possibility.  They are not
> arbitrary.  They are set in stone.  Yet the progressive social leftist,
> like Wormley, attempts to assign to the human being a different set
> of such "postulates" to accommodate their wishes.

Fascinating. And what do you think those postulates are?

What, for example, are the postulates that have made you a computer 
hobbyist while others have no interest?

What are the postulates that fuel your general disdain for women when 
 >99% of the population do not share your view?

>
>
> *Note: The postulates of set theory are not actually man-made.  They
> are self-evident entities and merely recognized or ascertained by man,
>


-- 
Odd Bodkin --- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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The Banach–Tarski Paradox Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 09:10 -0600
  Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Edgardo Alcantara <edgardoalcantara@carosseryrepair.org> - 2015-11-07 15:17 +0000
  Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 09:51 -0800
    Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 12:20 -0600
      Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 10:36 -0800
        Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 10:46 -0800
          Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 11:41 -0800
        Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 14:04 -0600
          Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 12:27 -0800
            Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 14:40 -0600
              Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-07 20:59 +0000
              Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 08:51 -0800
            Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 14:25 -0800
              Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 18:59 -0800
                Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 07:59 -0800
          Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-07 20:23 +0000
  Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-07 19:18 +0000
    Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 08:38 -0600
      Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-09 17:53 +0000
        Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 11:58 -0600
          Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-09 18:55 +0000
            Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 17:10 -0600
              Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-10 00:13 +0000
                Re: The Banach-Tarski Paradox "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 17:12 -0800
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 08:35 -0600
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-10 15:08 +0000
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 13:50 -0600
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-10 23:47 +0000
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 19:40 -0600
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-11 02:32 +0000
                Re: The Banach–Tarski Paradox Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 20:49 -0600

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