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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I didn't say that set theory is not *important*. I said it is not
> *interesting*.
It's interesting if you want to know whether arithmetic is complete and
consistent, for example. Godel's theorem certainly is an interesting insight.
> Also, several sources state that set theory is the fundamental basis of
> all of modern mathematics, but not one single one makes any attempt to
> explain this sweeping statement. Your assertion that set theory somehow
> has something vaguely to do with arithmetic is typical of this type of
> statement. If there *is* some kind of connection between set theory and
> arithmetic, it is highly non-obvious.
And *that* is what makes it interesting! Set theory is like the lambda
calculus - it's tiny and trivial, but you can prove anything with it.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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"Don't serve this any more. It's awful."
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