David Rodemaker wrote: > At it's most basic it certainly is. I measure this quantity (or count it if > you prefer): 1 rock + 1 rock = 2 rocks. My arguement is that when you take > mathematics beyond the concrete and discrete you are taking it's 'truths' as > a matter of faith. Not only that but we do it despite a whole series of > famous series of paradoxes and proofs that we then label as clearly > nonsensical and should be ignored when applying mathematics in 'the real > world'. I suspect that a mathematician (or a physicist) would disagree with you. (I am, of course, neither.) -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/