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Re:The Point of the Banach-Tarski Theorem – not just a curio... by j2kun on Monday June 08, 2015 @01:57PM (#9680859)
> introducing new terms, even?

We do, but you have to remember that mathematics is an activity invented by humans largely for their own amusement. This is especially true when it gets down to the foundations of mathematics.

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Re:The Point of the Banach-Tarski Theorem – not just a curio... by musername on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:24AM (#9684464)
So let me put it this way. Your description of mathematics is not very amusing to me.
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