Re: Some humour taken from other groups
- From: Virgil <Virgil@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:26:01 -0600
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Gary <LanceGary@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm not the sutor of either of these, but they may amuse. Lance
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if 2+2=5, then bertrand russel is the pope!
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Inconsistant logical systems are not useful in getting at "the truth".
The following is a cute "proof" by Bertrand Russel:
If 2+2=5...
that means 4=5...
so, lets subtract 2 from each side...
that gives us...
2=3....
transposing, we have 3=2...
now, lets subtract 1 from each side...
2=1...
Now, since the Pope and Russel are two different people, and 2=1...
Therefore, the Pope and Russel are one.
The way I heard it:
Bertrand Russell was lecturing on logic and happened to mention the
logical truism that from a false statement any statement follows.
In the question period following the lecture, Russell was challenged to
show that from 2 = 1 it followed that Russell was the Pope.
Russell immediately responded:
The Pope and I are two.
If 2 = 1 then the Pope and I are one.
Therefore I am the Pope.
One can Google up a whole slew of variations on this theme.
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