Originally Posted By: Bill S
Should we try to establish some points on which we agree, so as to avoid constantly being at cross purposes?


Interesting that an attempt at clarification should have triggered a bitter diatribe against lay persons.

Perhaps there are those professional scientists who should avoid forums that include lay persons. Perhaps they could find forums in which there are only scientists, so they could all agree with one another and have no one questioning their dogma. Wait, though; do scientists always agree? Let’s take a few minutes to look back over some recent threads.

Originally Posted By: Orac
absolutely infinity ... ?
totally infinity ... ?
completely infinity ... ?


Maybe it would have been wise to have checked on the rules of English grammar before using adverbs to try to qualify/describe a noun.

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Here is the list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_numbers)


I looked through the list and I still maintain that infinity is not a number.

In your professional opinion, which of those definitions accurately defines infinity?

This descent into semantic obfuscation is discouraging.

Let’s make one more attempt to bring the discussion back on track.

Originally Posted By: Orac
You note you can't play linguistics with infinity because it is tightly defined


Define infinity, please.

There never was nothing.