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I am looking for proof that the set of natural numbers that each its member is finite has aleph_0 members.
September 13, 2024 at 09:17
So you are saying that aleph_0 is not a member of the set of natural numbers yet the number of its members is aleph_0. I am however puzzled how all th...
September 12, 2024 at 12:47
That I understand and that is not my problem. I understand there are sets with n members, but n is not a member of the sets. That was why I defined th...
September 12, 2024 at 12:40
This is counter-intuitive to me. Consider a function f with the domain D={1,2,...N} where N is a finite positive integer. The domain has N members and...
September 11, 2024 at 15:38
There are relative statements, like "I like cats". There are statements like, "man is mortal" which are objective. Therefore I think the conclusion is...
September 10, 2024 at 16:09
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September 10, 2024 at 14:16
Given the definition of objective and subjective from here, the truth is objective if it is a set of statements that are true and independent of opini...
September 10, 2024 at 13:25
Why is f(aleph_0) meaningless when we know that natural numbers have aleph_0 members? I studied Calculus 1 40 years ago. I am familiar with this notat...
September 10, 2024 at 12:33
What do you mean by infinity when you talk about the limit in this post?
September 09, 2024 at 15:42
How do you define truth?
September 08, 2024 at 14:51
I agree with what you stated. Yes, we are on the same page and thank you very much for your contribution. I learned a lot of things and refreshed my m...
September 08, 2024 at 13:09
Thank you very much for your contribution to my thread. I learned lots of things. You saved me a lot of time as well. By infinity, I mean aleph_0. I t...
September 08, 2024 at 12:56
It is better to say greater than any finite number given the definition of a countable set in mathematics.
September 07, 2024 at 15:11
That is a correct interpretation if you divide the interval by two, then another time divide the result by two, ad infinitum. What I have in mind is t...
September 07, 2024 at 15:03
Yes, I got that. Thank you very much for your explanation.
September 07, 2024 at 14:31
Is f(infinity) a member of the above sequence? If yes, what is its value? If not, how could the sequence be an infinite one? Let's wait for your answe...
September 07, 2024 at 14:18
Quantum field theory exists. The theory combines classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics (from Wiki). People are however tro...
September 06, 2024 at 19:50
I don't understand your objection to my comments. I used "strictly" when I wanted to see what is the result of an interval divided infinite number of ...
September 06, 2024 at 17:19
Ok, I try my best to answer your questions. Perhaps, others (mathematicians @"TonesInDeepFreeze", @"fishery", and @"jgill") would participate and answ...
September 06, 2024 at 16:21
The top of the cake looks like the top of the cake no matter how many times you divide the cake horizontally. It is not. I don't understand what you a...
September 06, 2024 at 16:04
Yes, there is no infinitesimal in the real number system. I don't understand the rest of your comment. I didn't read Berkeley at all so I don't know w...
September 06, 2024 at 15:56
I am not feeling bad. At worst I am wrong and learn a new thing. At best I am right so others learn a new thing. Thank you for your support anyway. :)
September 06, 2024 at 14:07
It seems that there is no operation of infinite division in the real number system. That was something I didn't know. Oh yeah, I can guess that. We, p...
September 06, 2024 at 14:04
You didn't provide this argument before. Did you? You just defined infinitesimal! How could you have an infinite sequence of divided results without i...
September 06, 2024 at 13:38
I consider the number of the operation (by operation I mean dividing by two) to be strictly infinite. @"TonesInDeepFreeze" however claims that such an...
September 06, 2024 at 13:12
I don't think that doubts can be resolved by a deterministic entity such as the brain since doubts are not deterministic states. Hence, I think doubts...
September 06, 2024 at 12:45
Are you questioning how doubt could arise due to neurobiological processes or how they could be resolved? We don't know how neurobiological processes ...
September 06, 2024 at 12:38
You are correct in your observation. If the distance between two points is zero then we are dealing with the same point. This means that there cannot ...
September 04, 2024 at 20:41
Perhaps this post help you. What I showed in that post is that the distance between consecutive means tends to zero for large i. The last step of my a...
September 04, 2024 at 16:47
I am a retired physicist and my knowledge of mathematics is very rusty due to my age. I however understand what you are saying. Thanks for helping me ...
September 04, 2024 at 14:26
Our thoughts, feelings, desires, and the like help us to decide in most situations. There are situations in which thoughts, feelings, desires, and the...
September 04, 2024 at 13:41
Yes, I know. The problem is if there is one God then why are religions so diverse and inconsistent? Yes, science is consistent, religions are not. The...
August 31, 2024 at 16:10
Thank you. Before going further I would like to define other terms that I used in my previous post to help both of us understand each other better and...
August 30, 2024 at 10:55
Well, if they say so. But that does not make God a moral foundation. The reason for that is the very diverse range of religions with different teachin...
August 30, 2024 at 09:52
I think the proper adjective for existence is positive rather than good. By positive I mean consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than...
August 29, 2024 at 20:00
I am glad to discuss things with an open-minded person like you. No. Good and evil are fundamental and they are both necessary. Think of evolution for...
August 29, 2024 at 17:23
Thank you very much for your post. It made many things clear to me after I read it a few times. I am still not convinced that infinitesimal does not e...
August 29, 2024 at 13:56
I googled and I found two references about the division of cardinal numbers. You can find the references here.
August 29, 2024 at 12:57
Well, I showed that the distance between consecutive means is zero if the number of divisions is \aleph_1. Well, that is the division of two cardinal ...
August 29, 2024 at 12:51
I'm afraid I have to disagree. Good and evil are psychological states of affairs and are features of reality. Morality is about releasing what is a ri...
August 28, 2024 at 19:30
That is not correct: Consider two numbers on the real number such as a and b. Let's define the mean as c_1=\frac{a+b}{2}. We can determine the next me...
August 28, 2024 at 17:29
Ok, my apology. I read your OP a couple of times and now I know what you are arguing about. To me, the essence of religion is not about ethics at all ...
August 27, 2024 at 21:05
Well, that is quite the opposite of what you stated regarding religion. To you: "But religions are about a dogmatic authority, and so the analytic of ...
August 27, 2024 at 18:21
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August 27, 2024 at 17:40
What is your religion and why did you choose it? Not to a masochist.
August 27, 2024 at 13:02
To my knowledge, no religion describes good, evil, right, and wrong. It just gives a set of commands: what we ought to do (considered as good) and wha...
August 22, 2024 at 22:15
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August 21, 2024 at 21:12
I cannot see how that could be true. Religion does not tell us what good, evil, right, and wrong are. Does it?
August 21, 2024 at 20:35
Thanks for the elaboration.
August 20, 2024 at 17:46
Thank you very much for your reply and fruitful input. Let's start the discussion by defining the different gaps. Given a set of points, points of rea...
August 20, 2024 at 16:49