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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On May 21, 2015, PeterN wrote
(in ): On 5/21/2015 1:25 PM, Savageduck wrote: On May 21, 2015, PeterN wrote (in ): On 5/21/2015 11:09 AM, John McWilliams wrote: On 5/20/15 PDT 6:45 AM, PeterN wrote: And how many monkeys would it take to type your above paragraph in one day. (lets use a typing rate of sisty five words per minute. An infinite number of monkeys would produce all the great works and all the gibberish in short order. But there's not an infinite number of anything. The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! Absolutely true. Thought I said something like that before. …and if the monkeys were gibbons, then you would have gibbon grown, graphic, gibberish. -- Your gibbon premise is wrong. Gibbons are apes, not monkeys. Next you will be saying that apes can’t type. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/21/2015 2:48 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On May 21, 2015, PeterN wrote (in ): On 5/21/2015 1:25 PM, Savageduck wrote: On May 21, 2015, PeterN wrote (in ): On 5/21/2015 11:09 AM, John McWilliams wrote: On 5/20/15 PDT 6:45 AM, PeterN wrote: And how many monkeys would it take to type your above paragraph in one day. (lets use a typing rate of sisty five words per minute. An infinite number of monkeys would produce all the great works and all the gibberish in short order. But there's not an infinite number of anything. The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! Absolutely true. Thought I said something like that before. …and if the monkeys were gibbons, then you would have gibbon grown, graphic, gibberish. -- Your gibbon premise is wrong. Gibbons are apes, not monkeys. Next you will be saying that apes can’t type. They definitly can be typed. -- PeterN |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote:
The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
In article , John McWilliams wrote:
PeterN: And how many monkeys would it take to type your above paragraph in one day. (lets use a typing rate of sisty five words per minute. An infinite number of monkeys would produce all the great works and all the gibberish in short order. But there's not an infinite number of anything. The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! Logically, infinitely is the only way the universe *could* exist. -- Sandman |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/22/2015 1:58 AM, Me wrote:
On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote: The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. How do you prove a nagative? -- PeterN |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On May 22, 2015, PeterN wrote
(in ): On 5/22/2015 1:58 AM, Me wrote: On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote: The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. How do you prove a nagative? Aren’t you supposed to be getting your eye-ball polished today? -- Regards, Savageduck |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/22/2015 4:09 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On May 22, 2015, PeterN wrote (in ): On 5/22/2015 1:58 AM, Me wrote: On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote: The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. How do you prove a nagative? Aren’t you supposed to be getting your eye-ball polished today? Thanks for asking. It was done. I have vision in my right eye, thoug as expected, it is blurry. Doc says I don't need the dark glasses indoors, but need to wear that plastic shield. -- PeterN |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/22/2015 4:23 PM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2015 15:42:13 -0400, PeterN wrote: On 5/22/2015 1:58 AM, Me wrote: On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote: The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. How do you prove a nagative? Is a "nagative" a backseat driver you are related to? relayted. -- PeterN |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/22/15 PDT 6:58 AM, Sandman wrote:
In article , John McWilliams wrote: PeterN: And how many monkeys would it take to type your above paragraph in one day. (lets use a typing rate of sisty five words per minute. An infinite number of monkeys would produce all the great works and all the gibberish in short order. But there's not an infinite number of anything. The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! Logically, infinitely is the only way the universe *could* exist. By your logic, apparently. When I figure out how matter was created in the first place, I will post here..... |
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DSLR's cutting-edge capabilities are nice, but no longer needed?
On 5/21/15 PDT 10:58 PM, Me wrote:
On 22/05/2015 3:09 a.m., John McWilliams wrote: The universe may be expanding, but it's not infinite. Yes, a lot more than we can grasp, but not infinite! You can't actually prove that, Now you've hurt my feelings! only conjecture that it probably is with theory and by extrapolating observation - which could all be wrong. Just because it seems to be true from our perspective and place and time, doesn't mean that's the way it is. Yes, I agree with that statement. |
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