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Topic: Simple Refutation of Cantor's Proof
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Virgil

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Re: Simple NON-Refutation of Cantor's Proof
Posted: Dec 26, 2012 1:20 AM
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In article
<f4460baa-6cbf-4a42-8285-dbcb6dcf2f73@l3g2000pbq.googlegroups.com>,
Graham Cooper <grahamcooper7@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 26, 1:23 pm, Virgil <vir...@ligriv.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <aa637598-f327-464f-954b-9cdbe4c87...@i2g2000pbi.googlegroups.com>,
> >  Graham Cooper <grahamcoop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

> > > > Since the constructed string must differ from each string listed in L in
> > > > a way that gives it a different value from that listed string, how can
> > > > it possibly still be among a set of values from which it is by
> > > > construction excluded?

> >
> > > the size of the string is not fixed.
> >
> > The one to be constructed is constructed  to be of the same length as
> > the ones listed.
> >
> >
> >

> > > You construct a portion, you construct another portion, and you never
> > > stop.

> >
> > One usually creates a rule which defines all the digits of the
> > construction simultaneously.
> >

>
> Right but your rule is just applied to one digit at a time


Not when it is being applied to all infinitely many strings
simultaneously.
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Date Subject Author
12/24/12
Read Simple Refutation of Cantor's Proof
Graham Cooper
12/24/12
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J. Antonio Perez M.
12/24/12
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Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply
12/24/12
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george
12/24/12
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mueckenh@rz.fh-augsburg.de
12/24/12
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Virgil
12/25/12
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Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply
12/25/12
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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
12/25/12
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12/24/12
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george
12/29/12
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Virgil
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Virgil
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Graham Cooper
12/30/12
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Virgil
12/24/12
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george
12/24/12
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William Hughes
12/24/12
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Graham Cooper
12/25/12
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Virgil
12/25/12
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Graham Cooper
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Virgil
12/25/12
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Graham Cooper
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Virgil
12/25/12
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Graham Cooper
12/25/12
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Virgil
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Graham Cooper
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Virgil

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