Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: WM Newsgroups: sci.math Subject: Re: The reality of sets, on a scale of 1 to 10 [Was: The non-existence of "dark numbers"] Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 16:45:02 +0200 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <9e0c7e728f7de44e13450d7401fe65d36c5638f3@i2pn2.org> <3449b34c60603bf59f694df42857003d0bda7ab5@i2pn2.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:45:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b086d7edf86757d10c20bcfed7e94af6"; logging-data="2194387"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/5jU936WuZALGTZfKBRGk6RhUKdnuH8x4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:XGxkI+NVwKP7lOGcgyAce7mqgOk= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2132 On 28.03.2025 16:24, Moebius wrote: > Am 28.03.2025 um 08:34 schrieb WM: > >> Set theory cannot describe reality. :-( > > If you say so. :-) > > On the other hand, it suffices that it can be used for _mathematics_. :-) Infinite set theory is not valid for any useful mathematics. Only for a cage of fools who entertain themselves and each other by mutually admiring their nonsense. Regards, WM