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Stephen wrote:
> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> Where?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>
>
> Maybe it is.
Or it could simply be nowhere.
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Stephen wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>> Why?
>>>> Because ...
>>> Why Mike why?
>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>
> Why?
Fine, fine ... because observing it would change it. It could be dead or
alive before observing, but if the act of observing kills it, it will
only be dead.
Wait... I guess you can know the answer to that question. No.
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>> Why?
>>>>> Because ...
>>>> Why Mike why?
>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>
>> Why?
>
>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
Got it! :-)
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Stephen
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:15:19 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>> Why?
>>>>> Because ...
>>>> Why Mike why?
>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>
>> Why?
>
>Fine, fine ... because observing it would change it. It could be dead or
>alive before observing, but if the act of observing kills it, it will
>only be dead.
>
>Wait... I guess you can know the answer to that question. No.
Yes the answer is no. The cat was dead. Unless...
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Where?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>
>>
>> Maybe it is.
>
>Or it could simply be nowhere.
Or maybe it doesn't signify
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Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Where?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>>
>>> Maybe it is.
>> Or it could simply be nowhere.
>
> Or maybe it doesn't signify
Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane. :)
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:48:13 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:13:01 -0600, Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 18 Dec 2008 18:00:14 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:19 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Neither here, nor there ...
>>>>> Maybe it's everywhere!
>>>>>
>>>> Maybe it is.
>>> Or it could simply be nowhere.
>>
>> Or maybe it doesn't signify
>
>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane. :)
Yip, there is that ;)
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Stephen
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:24:21 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>Well, you wrote that then, this is now, as I write this.
>>
>>
> But not as I read it
Well, it was when you wrote your reply, but now it's now, even as you
read this it's now. :-)
Jim
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:12 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:12:45 -0600, Mike Raiford
> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Stephen wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:42 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:08 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:09:27 -0600, Mike Raiford
>>>>>>> <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But if the cat is dead will observing it make it live again?
>>>>>>>> You can never know that answer.
>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>> Because ...
>>>>> Why Mike why?
>>>> To make you ask why, that's why :)
>>>
>>> Why?
>>
>>Are you training me for when my kid learns this word?
>
> Got it! :-)
No, no, no, the proper response is "Who are you, Carl Sagan?!"
Jim
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:29:11 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>Or perhaps occupies a different hyperplane.
>
> Yip, there is that
Or a different hypersphere.
Which reminds me, there's a really good video exploration of extra-
dimensional mathematics, can't remember if it was posted here or not.
I'll have to see if I can find it again, it was fascinating stuff.
Jim
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