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#2 2012-02-20 14:17:31
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Being perfect makes you somebody
So you are not nobody anymore
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#3 2012-02-20 19:47:02
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Protein is good for you.
I am mostly protein.
I am good for you?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#4 2012-02-20 21:41:29
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"Synthesis" is "syllogism".
"Syllogism" is "deduction".
Therefore the process of producing a chemical compound is called "deduction".
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#5 2012-02-24 01:23:28
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Syllogism : A college student (man) to his professor : 'I love you; you love your daughter; therefore, I love your daughter'!
Character is who you are when no one is looking.
#6 2012-02-25 03:18:07
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I think, therefore I am.
I google, therefore I don't think.
Conclusion: My existence is in doubt!
The Thinker: food for thought...
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#7 2012-02-25 05:46:24
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bobbym wrote:
Protein is good for you.
I am mostly protein.
I am good for you?
no.you are mostly good for me. 
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
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#8 2012-02-26 07:39:09
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Hi anonimnystefy;
Thanks, I appreciate that.
Hi Sylvia104;
This is off topic but I thought you would be interested in this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … &hl=en
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#9 2012-02-27 04:14:42
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My nose runs,
my feet smell:
...I'm just a crazy mixed-up kid.
My eyes talk,
my heart sings:
...I'm so a crazy mixed-up kid.
My hands speak,
my fingers do the walking:
...I'm totally a crazy mixed-up kid.
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#10 2012-02-27 04:30:27
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The sentence below is true.
The sentence above is false.
Therefore, the last two sentences are a paradox.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#11 2012-02-27 05:58:50
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anonimnystefy wrote:
bobbym wrote:
Protein is good for you.
I am mostly protein.
I am good for you?no.you are mostly good for me.
lol i am protein.
#12 2012-03-03 21:11:05
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I am nobody
Nobody is perfect
Therefore I am perfect
Only God is perfect
Therefore I am God
God is love
Love is blind
Therefore Stevie Wonder is love
Love is God
Therefore Stevie Wonder is God
Only God is perfect
Nobody is perfect
I am nobody
Therefore I am perfect
Therefore I am Stevie Wonder
Oh darn, I'm blind!
I think that's a little longer than the original I heard...
Didn't really understand it 'til now.
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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Cheer up, emo kid.
#13 2012-03-04 20:54:03
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Now that we have posted enough of these, anyone wanna find out what's wrong with them.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#14 2012-03-05 00:33:58
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hi
There's even a
But I wasn't going to say anything, as you were obviously having such fun.
Bob
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#15 2012-03-05 00:40:40
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Hi bob
I noticed those myself.But take, for example, bobbym's syllogism about proteins.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#16 2012-03-05 00:56:58
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Well firstly we could question whether 'mostly protein' and 'protein' are logically equivalent or even {mostly protein}, {protein} is one of these sets a subset of the other.
Alternatively, question whether the word 'good' is sufficiently well defined to allow it to be used as it it is the same in all the statements.
Bob
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#17 2012-03-05 00:59:45
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Hi bob
What if we look at the conclusion as if it says that if we are bobbym (which we would never do) it would be good for us.
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The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#18 2012-03-05 06:27:49
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hi Stefy,
Let's define the terms properly.
good: Makes you healthy and strong when you eat it.
Thus, protein is good for you. => protein is good for you because it makes you healthy and strong.
bobbym is mostly protein.
=> we must eat bobbym !!!
Bob
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
#19 2012-03-05 08:43:38
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Hi bob
We have reached a conclusion on this one?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón