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Unfortunately it doesn't give much in the way of what criteria a "reason" should satisfy, and even more unfortunate is that christians' own criteria are so weak (understandably so, though - how else could they be satisfied?).
I took one hit. Probably should have bitten the bullet :p
What was the alternative - answer false? That would be saying "it is not foolish to believe in God without certain, irrevocable proof that she exists". Which irks me.
We've had major problems in recent years with card fraud in the form of skimming (both credit and otherwise), Australia being targeted because our banks are quite liberal when it comes to daily withdrawal limits. However the schemes are a bit more elaborate than described in the wiki article...
Fingerprints are easy to forge. There's a mythbusters ep about it (if they can do it, anyone can...). Without actually reading it at all, I'm assuming the aritcle borrofburi linked says as much, and for more general biometrics.
Plus I'm not particularly comfortable with "Big Brother" having my...
The above was said to me and I was simply too gobsmacked to even know where to begin responding. "Um, yes it can" isn't much of a response, and since I haven't delved much into moral philosophy I can't meaningfully go to this person and explain how it can. So my question is this: how would you...
Re: The Game - (Now that you've lost it, click here anyways!
I recall rule 3 with a slight addition, whereby if you heard/read/etc someone announce that they lost the game, or if they even merely talk about the game (eg like this thread), you didn't actually lose yourself but also had 30 mins...
There's an obvious way to do what you want for a side of even length. Rethinking your example, you have 16 which is even - so divide by 2 to get 8. Pick m,n so mn=8, say m=2 and n=4. Then 4^2-2^2=12 and 4^2+2^2=20. It gives others as well: pick m=1 and n=8 to get a triple (16, 63, 65).
As for...
As far as I'm aware fear is basically by definition a survival mechanism. So to me, "fear of death" is actually redundant. Of course we (and most living things) have an instinctive aversion to death, or else we wouldn't be here (natural selection). Nothing to do with what "might come...
My bad :? It's my Honours year. I had two assignments this week, plus thesis work, PLUS I'm also applying for graduate jobs at the moment... hectic as. I've not run off anywhere though :) But it's Friday night, the beer is out and... I'm home alone posting on LoR ;)
I'm not quite sure what...
I suspect that this is the case:
"field of math" - like Algebra? Analysis? As opposed to the mathematical object.
Anyway, to prevent each subsequent post ballooning into something huge I'll answer one or two select points...
**Philosophy alert!** But what is real truth? Seriously though, it...
Well, I suppose. Does there need to be an axiom of infinity?
Well it depends what you're getting at. "Axiom" is commonly a misnomer in mathematics, for example the "axioms" of group theory are in fact definitions. We make these definitions because they're interesting. Nobody really knows...
Smaller than the planck length?
If it's something metaphysical, what makes it better than any regular superstition? (perhaps it isn't :D)
I know it's not a number. But it is used to describe the size of certain things, mathematical things mind you. And if mathematics is something metaphysical...
Is there any physical justification for infinity?
I mean this in reference to the mathematical sense. "There is an infinite set" is an axiom of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, and therefore an axiom of modern mathematics. So in some sense it is taken as self-evident. But I don't think it's quite...