Physical meaning of geometrical proposition

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Is it true that one straight line goes through only 2 points??
If no then how ?? If yes then why??
 
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Yes, my reply was a bit corny. I understand english is not your native language and you meant something else than what the post litterally states. It shows that accurate communication isn't easy, to say the least.

In fact, this is one of the axioms (or postulates) of euclidean geometry. The first axiom, even. As such there is no proof or reason why - except that it's a reasonable thing to state. It is a starting point for a huge construct, namely geometry as we commonly know it (there are others, such as projective geometry).