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Lucky Luciano

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3. Don't have time to watch a one hour video...but...

Reply to stone space (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 09:34 AM

Oct 2016

The Continuum Hypothesis was always one thing I thought mathematicians took on faith - can't be proven or disproven, but I think people silently accept it as fact.

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Mathematics and Religion [View all] stone space Oct 2016 OP

Nelson was a good mathematician struggle4progress Oct 2016 #1

"Predicative Arithmetic" is a cool book. stone space Oct 2016 #2

Don't have time to watch a one hour video...but... Lucky Luciano Oct 2016 #3

Interesting discussion. Jim__ Oct 2016 #4

"almost a necessary result" doesn't seem a valid conclusion to me muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #5

Our new dog is pretty stupid. I don't expect him to be able to discuss Spinoza. stone space Oct 2016 #6

I'll believe this when I meet a cat with the mind-reading abilities of a dog. stone space Oct 2016 #7