The Never-Ending Question - Page 5

n5bb · 24 Sep 2015, 11:14 AM

But is there really a single never-ending question?

chuckster · 24 Sep 2015, 04:32 PM

"Really?"
"Is Fastmail down?"
Does that answer your question?

n5bb · 28 Sep 2015, 11:41 AM

Did you see the lunar eclipse tonight?

David · 28 Sep 2015, 01:41 PM

The sky was clear and the moon was beautiful, last night. Tonight we have thick cloud, sigh....

n5bb · 29 Sep 2015, 01:57 PM

Why won't the questions never end?

chuckster · 30 Sep 2015, 01:30 PM

Is David on a quest to answer all your questions?

spamsux · 1 Oct 2015, 10:47 AM

Do the questions have answers?

David · 1 Oct 2015, 10:57 AM

The answers are infinite.... as are the questions.

n5bb · 1 Oct 2015, 11:24 AM

Are you sure that there are questions which are not of a finite length? I would think that all valid questions could be read in a finite time interval, which implies that they are finite in length. Even though the questions are long and we many not have time to read them to their end, we know the short answer: 42

David · 1 Oct 2015, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n5bb

Are you sure that there are questions which are not of a finite length?

Though I said that the questions are infinite, I was not talking about the length of the questions, I was talking of the number of them....

n5bb · 1 Oct 2015, 02:45 PM

But it can be argued that there are not an infinite number of sentences. So if a question is posed as a sentence, the number of questions would be a subset of the number of sentences. This implies that the number of questions is finite. Do you agree?

David · 2 Oct 2015, 01:34 AM

You are nitpicking now, methinks, n5bb

n5bb · 9 Oct 2015, 07:14 AM

Are you implying that lousy arguments are used in this thread, requiring ridding us of the descendants of those poor ideas by carefully removing their nits?

chuckster · 19 Oct 2015, 06:21 PM

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it is called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it is called cargo?

n5bb · 25 Oct 2015, 12:58 PM

Why do we like being scared at Halloween?

24 Sep 2015, 11:14 AM	#61
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	But is there really a single never-ending question?

24 Sep 2015, 04:32 PM	#62
chuckster Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67	"Really?" "Is Fastmail down?" Does that answer your question?

28 Sep 2015, 11:41 AM	#63
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	Did you see the lunar eclipse tonight?

28 Sep 2015, 01:41 PM	#64
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	The sky was clear and the moon was beautiful, last night. Tonight we have thick cloud, sigh....

29 Sep 2015, 01:57 PM	#65
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	Why won't the questions never end?

30 Sep 2015, 01:30 PM	#66
chuckster Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67	Is David on a quest to answer all your questions?

1 Oct 2015, 10:47 AM	#67
spamsux Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Eastern US Posts: 48	Do the questions have answers?

1 Oct 2015, 10:57 AM	#68
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	The answers are infinite.... as are the questions.

1 Oct 2015, 11:24 AM	#69
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	Are you sure that there are questions which are not of a finite length? I would think that all valid questions could be read in a finite time interval, which implies that they are finite in length. Even though the questions are long and we many not have time to read them to their end, we know the short answer: 42

1 Oct 2015, 02:45 PM	#71
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	But it can be argued that there are not an infinite number of sentences. So if a question is posed as a sentence, the number of questions would be a subset of the number of sentences. This implies that the number of questions is finite. Do you agree?

2 Oct 2015, 01:34 AM	#72
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	You are nitpicking now, methinks, n5bb

9 Oct 2015, 07:14 AM	#73
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	Are you implying that lousy arguments are used in this thread, requiring ridding us of the descendants of those poor ideas by carefully removing their nits?

19 Oct 2015, 06:21 PM	#74
chuckster Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67	Why is it that when you transport something by car, it is called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it is called cargo?

25 Oct 2015, 12:58 PM	#75
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,926	Why do we like being scared at Halloween?