Re: Objects and Relations
From: Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: 3 Feb 2007 00:12:54 -0800
Message-ID: <1170490374.462959.147570_at_p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>
> Having seen your patient responses to neo's quotes I thought it might
> be worth pointing out that all of his posts display classic symptoms
> of trolling - subtle changes in meaning, intentional misinterpretation
> of responses, attacking time-established fundamentals with nebulous
> statements bordering on meaninglessness. I am sure he is capable of
> opening a set-theory primer, or googling 'empty set' (and lets be
> honest, this is not a complex construct), and as such I worry you are
> squandering (perhaps valuable?) time playing his usenet games.
Date: 3 Feb 2007 00:12:54 -0800
Message-ID: <1170490374.462959.147570_at_p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 2, 5:24 pm, "JOG" <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Having seen your patient responses to neo's quotes I thought it might
> be worth pointing out that all of his posts display classic symptoms
> of trolling - subtle changes in meaning, intentional misinterpretation
> of responses, attacking time-established fundamentals with nebulous
> statements bordering on meaninglessness. I am sure he is capable of
> opening a set-theory primer, or googling 'empty set' (and lets be
> honest, this is not a complex construct), and as such I worry you are
> squandering (perhaps valuable?) time playing his usenet games.
Yeah, you and Keith have a point. Whatever his situation, motivation, or abilities, someone who questions whether {} != {{}} is not going to be someone that one can have a productive conversation with. Someone who is looking for empirical verification of an axiom is someone who is confused.
Marshall Received on Sat Feb 03 2007 - 09:12:54 CET