12 Nov 15
Originally posted by sonhouseof course I would not be able to read what is lost and no record of
Even that, remember the Alexandria library, reported to have a million volumes. Good luck reading that since it burned down.
So that leads to the question, many many libraries have been lost to fire, war, terrorism so how could you ever read those even if you lived a billion years?
but of all the books ever written or will be written and which I would have access to, tell me what book I would never get around to reading
I repeat, even though I would fall farther and farther behind there would not be a book that I would not get around to reading
infinity is a long,long time
13 Nov 15
Originally posted by lemondropAt what moment?
if you number each book beginning with one, then tell me which book I would not get around to reading?
Say you read a book each day.
And two books are written each day.
on day N you have read N books and there are N books still to read
As N approaches infinity so does the number of unread books.
13 Nov 15
Originally posted by wolfgang59just tell me which book I would not eventually be able to read
At what moment?
Say you read a book each day.
And two books are written each day.
on day N you have read N books and there are N books still to read
As N approaches infinity so does the number of unread books.
do this and you will have refuted a proven foundation of modern mathemtics
