The evolving Darwin debate

WorldNetDaily ^ | March 24, 2002 | Julie Foster

[Quila]

Oh granted. I believe that the first 8 or 9 digits of Pi are found twice within the first 2 million digits of Pi.

The last time I saw an article about pi after it was calculated to the gagillionth place yet again was that there a lot of interesting strings, patterns and repeats. Of course, we could probably expect such with a random number that long too.

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2 = 1

I love this one! I pull this on my kids all the time. But of course you know that a-b=0. Division by "0" is not defined for this type of operation.

There's another one of these where the sum of an infinite series of positive numbers ends up being a very small negative number. Loads of fun. I'll have to see if I can remember it.

[VadeRetro]

Somebody with some 'splainin' to do missed this thread and the following replies in his usual FR rounds last night.

891 awaits your spinning, gore.

You might be amused also by 898. If you can't explain, just spew something and look sincere.

[AndrewC]

Somebody with some 'splainin' to do missed this thread and the following replies in his usual FR rounds last night.

[Clack][Clack]

[BMCDA]

hehehe ROFL

Of course one has to keep in mind that e^(j2pi) is again e^(j0) ;-D

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1 = i * i= -1

I really like this one!

[Quila]

1 = sqrt(-1) * sqrt (-1)

However it reads, it's still impossible. Cute though.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

My point is that given an infinite number of digits, we cannot prove pi repeats itself in a finite amount of time.  So though we can show that this non-repeating characteristic of pi is not false, we cannot show that it is true.

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There is a proof that pi is transcendental. When I was in college I studied the "squaring the circle" problem in a class called Advanced Topology 2 and I bumped into it. It was long and complicated and I can't tell you anymore about it. I didn't understand it at the time and I'm not likely to understand it any time soon.

[LoneGreenEyeshade]

we always forget how things are actually better than before.

Been away for a few days and just got back to my posts...

I wish I could agree with you. I do not think "things" are better than they were before. I think "things" are much, much worse. And the downward spiral of society as a whole is conveniently covered over by the superficial conveniences, entertainment, technology, etc. that only keep us from the real issues of life.....God, family, honor, truth, love and liberty....All of the later are loosing ground, and doing so faster than a speeding bullet.

[Quila]

God, family, honor, truth, love and liberty....All of the later are loosing ground, and doing so faster than a speeding bullet.

I started thinking along those lines too with the recent rash of baby killings and unconstitutional laws peing passed and proposed. But still in general I think people have it better off than ever.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Yeah, I know all about the transcendental proof.  And I too, only vaguely understand it.  However, that is not the point that I am addressing.  I am merely stating that it is impossible to prove or disprove the repeatability of an irrational number (which has an infinite number of digits) in a finite amount of time.

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I was thinking that proofs regarding countable and uncountable infinities might serve as a guide towards such a proof. I don't believe I have enough artron energy to do it myself. And like you say, it might not be possible.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Reminds me of the story of the man that set himself the task of counting stars.  Everytime he counted one, 2 more showed up, so he quit and went fishing instead...

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That sounds like a plan.