09 Aug 09
Originally posted by SilverstrikerThe first one you are implying that the non-existing dog has 5 existing legs.
why is the second one right and the first one not? hes done exactly the same thing.
in mathematics you have to follow the same rules the whole time - sorry if this is a major revelation for you "numbnuts"
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Originally posted by daniel58http://www.dansmath.com/pages/paradox.html#anchor9731146
The first one you are implying that the non-existing dog has 5 existing legs.
doubt you would appreciate the humour but others will so its more for their benefit
edit - this site is from a maths teacher and the cat has 9 legs proof is an almost exact copy of the dog has 9 legs debate that has been in this thread
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09 Aug 09
Originally posted by Silverstrikernice site 🙂
http://www.dansmath.com/pages/paradox.html#anchor9731146
doubt you would appreciate the humour but others will so its more for their benefit
edit - this site is from a maths teacher and the cat has 9 legs proof is an almost exact copy of the dog has 9 legs debate that has been in this thread
09 Aug 09
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyNote: Key word in Eleanor’s quote is “discuss”. Of course small talk and social conversation focus on people and events.
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"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people" -Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
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10 Aug 09
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThis is silly; all minds discuss ideas and ideas only. Ideas are themselves events, which refer to other events, some of which are also ideas and all of which are generated in a way that is so wrapped up with people as to render all minds small by Roosevelt's definition. The correct version is:
Still True Today
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people" -Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
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"Small discussions can be about, for instance, haircuts."
10 Aug 09
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbylook up 'discuss' in the dictionary, ignoramus. people can 'discuss' the weather, what they had for dinner last night, or the outcome of a sporting event, just as they can 'discuss' affairs of state or Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Note: Key word in Eleanor’s quote is “discuss”. Of course small talk and social conversation focus on people and events.
