GooberTheHat wrote:But there isn't a balls hair in it. The difference is 0. It is literally impossible to express the difference between 0.99r and 1. If I'm wrong tell me what the difference is.
DrewMerson wrote:Being unable to express the difference between two things and there being no difference between them are not the same thing.GooberTheHat wrote:But there isn't a balls hair in it. The difference is 0. It is literally impossible to express the difference between 0.99r and 1. If I'm wrong tell me what the difference is.
Yes, you can get closer. And closer and closer and...acemuzzy wrote:I'm saying "tell me how close you want to get, and I can get closer". At which point, arguing it's a different number doesn't make sense, cos whatever the difference is between the two numbers is provably wrong.
It’s over twenty years since I fucked off my maths and physics studies for an easier life, it was clearly for the best.
SpaceGazelle wrote:Just listened to The Why Factor on R4 (top programme btw). Today's was about the perception of time.
Ready?
Next Wednesday's meeting has been moved forward by 2 days. What day is the meeting happening now? Read again and think about it for a second.
If you were one of the 50% of people who thought Friday you see yourself moving forward and back in time - the ego moving metaphor.
If you correctly thought Monday you represent the population who sees yourself as static and time moves around you - winter is heading towards you etc.
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