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William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
#21
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
There are no numbers at all. They are abstract concepts. So if you say "zero doesn't exist", I'd agree with you. It doesn't exist in the same way that physical objects exist anyway.
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#22
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
I just checked it out and I think I see the problem: he has no idea what the fuck he is talking about.

Not understanding the difference between the real and the abstract isn't unique to him, it happens a lot when people try to force their imaginary friends into reality.
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#23
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
(October 23, 2016 at 7:42 am)robvalue Wrote: There are no numbers at all. They are abstract concepts. So if you say "zero doesn't exist", I'd agree with you. It doesn't exist in the same way that physical objects exist anyway.

That's where we get into metaphysics "What is existence?" and all that jazz Big Grin
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#24
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
(October 23, 2016 at 7:07 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote:
(October 21, 2016 at 11:01 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: Show me evidence of a ["]zero["] and I'll believe you. Popcorn

0

That's not nothing, in fact I've used that exact shape twice in this sentence.

But if you can write down a "0" and call it evidence....what does that say for anything else a person could write down?
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#25
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
(October 23, 2016 at 7:42 am)robvalue Wrote: There are no numbers at all. They are abstract concepts. So if you say "zero doesn't exist", I'd agree with you. It doesn't exist in the same way that physical objects exist anyway.

They are helpful in keeping track of and dividing quantities. Say I have 4 apples and I want to give 3 people an equal amount of apple, I'd give each person an apple and a third. But I didn't include myself so now I have no apple.

I could say I have zero apples but here is where zero becomes problematic. I have 0 apples in the same way I have 0 pumpkins, 0 purple elephants, 0 tickets to Mars and 0 post cards from Andromeda. There are probably multiple infinities of things that I have zero of.

If just said "I have zero..." You'd probably ask "Zero what?" and that would be an extremely long list.
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RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
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Every time I click 'My Posts' and see this thread title 'William Lane Craig denies the number zero' I laugh my bollocks off.

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RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
(October 23, 2016 at 4:52 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: [emoji23]

Every time I click 'My Posts' and see this thread title 'William Lane Craig denies the number zero' I laugh my bollocks off.

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Do you grow back new bollox or just reattach the old ones?
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#28
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
My knackers are self-replenishing and self-regenerating. Yes I know I'm being redundantly tautological (there I go again!) because self-replenishing and self-regenerating in the senses I used is basically the same and identical thing (there I go again!) but shut up and be quiet (there I go again!) and I'm sorry and I apologize (there I go again!) for being rude and impolite (there I go again!) but I am only kidding and joking (there I go again!). [emoji4]
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#29
RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
Hehe
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RE: William Lane Craig denies the number zero.
Epic.
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