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>From: kyee@bnlux1.bnl.gov (kenton yee)
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Subject: Re: Existence and Aliens
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Date: 9 Dec 91 03:53:35 GMT
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In article <95503@brunix.UUCP> cgy@cs.brown.edu (Curtis Yarvin) writes:
>In article <1991Dec7.070815.6257@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
>>bill@NSMA.AriZonA.EdU (Bill Skaggs) writes:
>>>What difference does it make whether the number pi "exists"?

The number pi "exists" because aliens with a completely different
culture and science/technology probably also would agree on
the value of pi to the upteenth decimal place. 


