Philosophy

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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4. Mathematically...

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2013, 01:13 PM

Mar 2013

...the subset of every set is the empty set. The empty set has no members but exists itself as an abstract concept. For example, a set is: mug, glass, pitcher and {null}. If the three elements are removed from the set, nothing is left.

In a grand bit of Irish wisdom I could say that I can add nothing to anything and still have the anything I started with.

My Irish mum often told me that I was as good as half dozen dead ones so there must be some similar property to multiplication.

Mirroring this bit of charm is Murphy's (apparently Murphy was Irish) reflexive law of location: no matter where you go, there you are.

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Zero rrneck Mar 2013 #1

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It could be rrneck Mar 2013 #3

Mathematically... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #4

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That's not Free... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #6

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~~~ discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2013 #8

nothing, among the other things it is not, is not the opposite of anything tiny elvis Mar 2013 #9

That would be impossible, given the strict definition of nothing. Dash87 Apr 2013 #10

In the logical sense... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #11

Nothing is not something. It is the not of everything else. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #12

I don't believe in opposites outside of the imagination, but ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #13