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Old 02-20-2014, 08:36 PM
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Things that can be proved

Where do we draw the line?

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Old 02-20-2014, 09:09 PM
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No. Where do you set the two points that define "the line?"
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Old 02-20-2014, 09:15 PM
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Old 02-20-2014, 09:37 PM
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Mostly analytic apriori stuff.
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Old 02-20-2014, 11:58 PM
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What is "the line" and who gets to "draw" it? What are we even talking about? Who are you people? And why am I here, where are these diesel fumes coming from?
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Old 02-21-2014, 12:04 AM
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All right, folks. I'm drawing the line here. Cross it, and I'll have Jeff Bezos drone you.

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Old 02-21-2014, 03:08 AM
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You must first prove that a line can be drawn.
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Old 02-21-2014, 08:21 AM
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Where do we draw the line?
Geometry may not be the answer to everything.
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Old 02-21-2014, 10:15 AM
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But it can be proven without any lines actually being drawn.
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Old 02-21-2014, 11:25 AM
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But it can be proven without any lines actually being drawn.
Then we draw a line between that which can be proven and that which cannot.
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Old 02-21-2014, 11:29 AM
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Then we draw a line between that which can be proven and that which cannot.

If we're talking about proof with certainty, yes I think we can draw a line between proving how many degrees are in a triangle and how old the universe is. It's a rough line, but still a line.
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Old 02-21-2014, 11:48 AM
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Who decides what instrument will be used to draw the line? Who picks the color of the line?
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Old 02-21-2014, 12:45 PM
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If we're talking about proof with certainty, yes I think we can draw a line between proving how many degrees are in a triangle and how old the universe is. It's a rough line, but still a line.
Only if Euclidean.
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Old 02-21-2014, 01:01 PM
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If a line is drawn, would you be willing to toe it?
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Old 02-21-2014, 02:26 PM
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Didn't Aerosmith have a song called "Draw the Line"?

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