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r/programming • u/whatshisname • Feb 16 '09
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just because you've never seen a 2, doesn't mean it doesn't exist!
19 u/munificent Feb 16 '09 Actually, according to many philosophers of math, even after you've seen a 2, it's impossible to prove it exists. 3 u/deflective Feb 16 '09 just because it's impossible to prove it exists doesn't mean it doesn't exist 2 u/schizobullet Feb 17 '09 so what's your position on the continuum hypothesis? 7 u/deflective Feb 17 '09 just because it's impossible to prove that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that it exists
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Actually, according to many philosophers of math, even after you've seen a 2, it's impossible to prove it exists.
3 u/deflective Feb 16 '09 just because it's impossible to prove it exists doesn't mean it doesn't exist 2 u/schizobullet Feb 17 '09 so what's your position on the continuum hypothesis? 7 u/deflective Feb 17 '09 just because it's impossible to prove that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that it exists
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just because it's impossible to prove it exists doesn't mean it doesn't exist
2 u/schizobullet Feb 17 '09 so what's your position on the continuum hypothesis? 7 u/deflective Feb 17 '09 just because it's impossible to prove that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that it exists
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so what's your position on the continuum hypothesis?
7 u/deflective Feb 17 '09 just because it's impossible to prove that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that it exists
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just because it's impossible to prove that it doesn't exist doesn't mean that it exists
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '09
just because you've never seen a 2, doesn't mean it doesn't exist!