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   _Schwann_ to All   
   Re: The Time Cannon.....   
   06 Jun 05 17:12:36   
   
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   From: ___schwann___@@%webtrance.co.za   
      
   That's news to me. I thought infinity meant infinite, which means that   
   it can be ascribed a symbol, but not a number. I suppose, like most   
   else, it depends how it was 'meant' and I meant 'infinite, without   
   number or end...   
      
   thanks for the interesting comment....   
      
   best,   
      
   s   
      
      
   In article <42a3d172$0$5176$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,   
   sylvia@not.at.this.address says...   
   >   
   >   
   > _Schwann_ wrote:   
   >   
   > > infinity is not a number   
   >   
   > This inifinity you're talking about - which infinity is it? There is   
   > more than one.   
   >   
   > For example, there are countable infinities, and uncountable infinities.   
   >   
   > Some may argue whether there's really more than one countable infinity,   
   > since inidividual elements of the infinity can be matched one for one.   
   >   
   > So there's a lot more than mere inifinity. That's merely the start.   
   >   
   > Sylvia.   
   >   
      
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