[FOM] The discrete and the continuous

[William Tait]

On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:53 AM, Thomas Forster wrote:

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> Consider the following assertions, all defensible, and each admits
> versions held by at least one reasonable person....
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> 	All of Mathematics can be reduced-to/interpreted-in/etc Set
> 	Theory;
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> 	Set Theory is Discrete;
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> 	The Discrete and the Continuous are two twin pillars of
> 	Mathematics, neither to be explained in terms of the other.
>
>   Which one, Dear Reader, do you not accept_


I shall be discrete and not answer that.

Bill