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I don't think we can deconstruct Platonism, but we don't have to accept it either it's just part of philosophy. If Plato hadn't come up with it, someo...

I already know about Hilbert's hotel etc. What is your point again, there doesn't seem to be one?

Ok let's try the odd and even numbers and see where that takes us. Odd numbers = even numbers = odd and even numbers = ( odd numbers and even numbers ...

Are you not able to discuss a simple hypothetical, such as the grains of sand I described? I know it is probably an impossibility in physical reality,...

Yes you raise a good point about Aliens interfering with us is some way. But we would only be likely to trip them up if they are very prolific through...

Who said it was finite? I am discussing a hypothetical situation, in which there is sufficient space. Nice idea, but that is a mathematical form, we a...

I was going to say something along those lines, but thought it was to hedonistic for such a polite audience.

I was thinking of a notional infinite quantity of grains of sand. Or do you think there cannot be and infinite quantity of anything, even hypothetical...

Yes he's right, also about what he said recently about A.I. We will have to go into space, or at least colonise a neighbouring planet. Hopefully we wi...

Yes I understand this(although I'm not a mathematician), I dont see a cardinality though in the grains of sand. Unless the set of all grains of sand (...

Yes, perhaps if each grain is infinitely small, then they would fit on the head of a pin;)

Yes, but numbers are ideas, so susceptible to human frailty. An alien, or a monkey, can count the grains of sand and can only come to the same conclus...

Can this number be counted? Also, I am aware how many grains there are; blue grains = green grains = green plus blue grains = (green plus blue grains ...

Yes, Russia seems to be going into a dark place at the moment.

Well can't say what would have happened, but the U.S. would probably have got stuck in Syria and would have been accused of waging war on a legitimate...

My first thought was that Veritas represented fire, which represented pain.

Yes, Paul Klee was a big influence at one point, this was before I had learnt to paint. I wasn't going to let that hold me back from being creative. I...

Yes I get that, but the fact that it is undefined is not really saying anything about things that might exist. The use of undefined in this maths seem...

I wouldn't be surprised if Deutsche Bank is hiding a gaping casm somewhere with the German paranoia.

l am not a mathematician, so can't get involved in discussing equations. However I don't see the necessity when considering infinity. You say an "inde...

Regarding the Hilbert's hotel illustration. It occurs to me that infinity - infinity = infinity. I say this because the Hindus define Brahman as that ...

Yes I'm sure there are some important things to be found out as yet. For me the area of interest is in divine geometry. I have developed some concepts...

Yes, 2D abstract ideas around concepts of skin/membrane/change.

Thanks, I don't seem to have much time for reading at the moment. To much time spent painting, or restoring my house.

Interesting, I do play with the idea of an actual infinity from time to time, it always ends with with some kind of fractal. Although when I contempla...

Well I don't know what his reasoning was for pulling back from the conflict, but in hindsight it looks to have been a good call. As to whether the U.S...

I love Japanese gardens! I happened upon an interesting Australian artists the other day, Sydney Long, I'm already drawing inspiration from his work.

Some of my abstract pieces. https://s5.postimg.org/bzl21ml07/image.jpg https://s5.postimg.org/c0uzv1mtz/image.jpg

This is simple enough, one is simply required to accept that "Platonia", or number, is appealing to the conception of mental or abstract forms which h...

As I see it what the OP is thinking of is not whether idealism or realism is indicated, or supported. But rather the possibility that we, the personal...

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't!

As I see it trump just needs to stay on his feet to win a good vote, but I doubt it will be enough, or that he can swing enough undecided voters over....

The Raj was far from perfect, or fair. But what Russia is doing in Syria today, this week is far more destructive. It's going to top the atrocities in...

It occurs to me that God would have to follow the rules on this one. I don't know what the implications are for so called omniscience.

That was an early painting it didn't turn out as I intended, apart from that it is a nice painting. I should do it again and it should turn out right ...

Oh, my images have disappeared, I'll try and get them back. The've mysteriously returned.

Yes I know the extent of the chaos. I wouldn't stress the proxy war to much though. It might be going on in some level within the respective armies of...

Oops! I didn't intend to put the cybosh on the thread. I will discuss the war in the thread on the Third World War in the politics section.

Nice, I used to do doodle art, very enjoyable. Also it developed into abstract art for me.i'll fish some out.

I actually largely agree with your position, but I don't render the unknown reality as unrecognisable, unintelligible, or effectively meaningless. Thi...

Nice, do you plan it out, draw it spontaneously, or is it more like a doodle?

Aldeburgh in a squallhttp://s5.postimg.org/pqy7oev9z/image.jpg

Saw a nice bird rabbit the other day.http://s5.postimg.org/nik172o5z/image.jpg

I have had similar experiences, when I was a teenager I became fascinated by dreams, I studied dream interpretation, tried to cultivate lucid dreaming...

I really like your abstract and impressionist works, Archie, semiosis and topos. I think you've got something there. I must say, I was struck with the...

Here's one of my favourite Portishead tracks, Roads. A suitable prayer for those suffering in Syria right now. http://youtu.be/Vg1jyL3cr60

It's hotting up in Aleppo now, this means that The Russians are getting irrefutably involved in a genocide, I hope the reaction around the world is no...

Well done Jeremy Corbyn! I don't want to be a party pooper but I just want to ask people to spare a thought and a prayer for the people of Aleppo who ...

I just want to say a word for the people of Aleppo who are literally experiencing hell right now. There are news reports that as of this morning there...

Yes they sell for reasonable money, the following painting took about 4 hrs and sold for £200 the other day, to a friend, if I had put it in a gallery...