The 4 sided triangle

Pothas · 19-09-2005, 09:47 AM

Decartes said that just as a triangle cannot have anytihng other than 3 sides and the angles adding up to 180 degrees it is not possible to imagine that God doesnt exist because he is supposed to be a perfect being and existence is perfection. But what if God is a triangle with 4 sides? Then surley he either does not exist or if he does exist he is breaking the laws of maths and language and therefore chucks everything we know into doubt and is mathematicly wrong? If he is mathematiucly wrong then everything he created is wrong making the whole world wrong? therfore one must treat god with contempt and all existence with contempt

Jamee999 · 19-09-2005, 09:49 AM

Hmm...

Hmm...

Hmm...

Please be quiet and stop spouting rubbish

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 09:54 AM

If he is 4 sided, then he is a quadrilateral, not a triangle, Socrates

FaaipDeOiad · 19-09-2005, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Robertinho

If he is 4 sided, then he is a quadrilateral, not a triangle, Socrates

Descartes. Missed it by about 2,000 years.

Pothas · 19-09-2005, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Robertinho

If he is 4 sided, then he is a quadrilateral, not a triangle, Socrates

who says its a quadirlateral? what if everyone decides to call him a 4 sided triangle

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad

Descartes. Missed it by about 2,000 years.

What? I was calling him Socrates with a great deal of sarcasm attached.

What the heck, I'll explain. See, by all accounts Socrates was quite intelligent - whereas young Pothas is clearly not. Hence the sarcasm..

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pothas

who says its a quadirlateral? what if everyone decides to call him a 4 sided triangle

Well then he is known as "a 4 sided triangle"? Look, I could decide to call you a three headed monkey, but it really has no effect on you having three heads or being a monkey.

Jamee999 · 19-09-2005, 10:23 AM

It does have an effect on if people think he is a three headed monkey though.

Hang on...

No it doesn't!!!

Mr Mxyzptlk · 19-09-2005, 10:39 AM

No one is a three-headed monkey (no offence to all the three-headed monkeys), so less pseudo-insults please. No insulting of Mr. Pothas' intelligence either.

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 10:41 AM

I think you misinterpreted what I said. I wasn't calling him a three-headed monkey (woo big deal..), I was simply saying that just because people call someone/something a certain name or whatever, DOES NOT CHANGE what that someone/something is.

Mr Mxyzptlk · 19-09-2005, 10:44 AM

You did, however, insult his intelligence.

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 10:46 AM

Oh c'mon, what I was really getting at was that Socrates was more intelligent

(Which is no insult)

Anyway, no worries

Pothas · 19-09-2005, 10:54 AM

I also realise this is a stpuid thread, its just we were discussing such things in phillosophy and i chucked them together just to try and start a debate about language and how we define things especialy when it comes to God

Robertinho · 19-09-2005, 10:56 AM

Look.. a 4 sided triangle is impossible. A triangle is defined has a polygon have three sides - therefore if it has four sides - it isn't a triangle. And what does it have to do with God?

Langeveldt · 19-09-2005, 10:57 AM

There is no such thing as a triangle.. Mathematically, it is a three sided polygon..

19-09-2005, 09:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,492	The 4 sided triangle Decartes said that just as a triangle cannot have anytihng other than 3 sides and the angles adding up to 180 degrees it is not possible to imagine that God doesnt exist because he is supposed to be a perfect being and existence is perfection. But what if God is a triangle with 4 sides? Then surley he either does not exist or if he does exist he is breaking the laws of maths and language and therefore chucks everything we know into doubt and is mathematicly wrong? If he is mathematiucly wrong then everything he created is wrong making the whole world wrong? therfore one must treat god with contempt and all existence with contempt

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19-09-2005, 10:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jamee999 Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Leicestershire, UK Posts: 15,068	It does have an effect on if people think he is a three headed monkey though. Hang on... No it doesn't!!!

19-09-2005, 10:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Robertinho Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Testing Forums into the Sunset Posts: 8,442	I think you misinterpreted what I said. I wasn't calling him a three-headed monkey (woo big deal..), I was simply saying that just because people call someone/something a certain name or whatever, DOES NOT CHANGE what that someone/something is.

19-09-2005, 10:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mr Mxyzptlk Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Posts: 36,795	You did, however, insult his intelligence.

19-09-2005, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
Robertinho Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Testing Forums into the Sunset Posts: 8,442	Oh c'mon, what I was really getting at was that Socrates was more intelligent (Which is no insult) Anyway, no worries

19-09-2005, 10:54 AM	#13 (permalink)
Pothas Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Surbiton, UK Posts: 8,492	I also realise this is a stpuid thread, its just we were discussing such things in phillosophy and i chucked them together just to try and start a debate about language and how we define things especialy when it comes to God

19-09-2005, 10:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
Robertinho Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Testing Forums into the Sunset Posts: 8,442	Look.. a 4 sided triangle is impossible. A triangle is defined has a polygon have three sides - therefore if it has four sides - it isn't a triangle. And what does it have to do with God?

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