Was Cantor Actually Wrong?

axeae · Jul 22, 2007

was cantor wrong?? (funny)

the majority of digg certainly seems to think so:
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Strange_but_True_Infinity_Comes_in_Different_Sizes_2

thought you guys might find this entertaining

JohnDuck · Jul 22, 2007

Cantor said some cute things although that doesn't make him right...It seems to be that Cantor for all his fancy numbers thinking didn't think very well.

The best one.

morphism · Jul 22, 2007

Things like this make me cringe.

axeae · Jul 22, 2007

hahah, that guy was awful... "as smart as he thinks he is" (cantor), i wonder what he does for a living

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