I have just discovered (during homeschooling) that my children are being taught at school that infinitely many numbers exist. Where do I have to send my petitions against this devastating creationist pre-Hilbertian falsehood?
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That sounds a lot like the wonderful anecdote about Esenin-Volpin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Esenin-Volpin …pic.twitter.com/RYEo2tHQSU
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Was thinking of Esenin-Volpin as well. These essays made for fascinating reading for my past teenage self: https://www.fermentmagazine.org/FermentVIII/Volpin1.pdf … https://www.fermentmagazine.org/FermentVIII/Volpin2.pdf … https://www.fermentmagazine.org/FermentVIII/Volpin3.pdf …
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I like it. Just feels a tad advanced. Raising a little Aristotle.
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