Re: How do Universities Sell Prestigious Baubles?

On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 10:39:19 +0000, J. J. Lodder wrote:

Maciej Wozniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> wrote:
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W dniu 01.02.2025 o 23:28, J. J. Lodder pisze:
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Nobody is "rejecting Euclid"

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A lie. Of course.

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Because you say so? I checked: nobody is "rejecting Euclid".

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Indeed, and au contraire:

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Nowadays Euclidean geometry is -defined- as that kind of geometry
in which the Pythagorean theorem holds.

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And - according to the teachings of your moronic church -
does  Pythagorean theorem hold? For real?
Poor stinker Python has never answerred, he's always
dodging and changing the subject. How about you?

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You might have noticed that I make it a habit
of never replying to your silly rants.
I'll make an exception for once,
because you are trying to mislead the innocent kiddies
who might stray in here.
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Of course the Pythagorean theorem holds -in Euclidean geometry-.
A forteriori, it -defines- Euclidean geometry, nowadays.

The Pythagoras theorem is just that. Euclidean geometry is defined by
axioms or self-evident and unquestionable truths upon which all theorems
are derived. Not the other way around.

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It does of course not hold in any other kind of geometry,
by definition,

All other geometries are mappings based on Euclidean geometry, if we are
talking engineering sense.

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Jan