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Article #838Re: A Guide for Cantor Cranks
From: Alan Smaill
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:49
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:49
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MoeBlee <jazzmobe@hotmail.com> writes: > On Mar 13, 4:03�pm, Transfer Principle <lwal...@lausd.net> wrote: >> >> Every time someone mentions "2+2=4," someone else usually >> mentions piano interval arithmetic, in which a major 2nd >> plus a major 2nd is a major 3rd. For some reason, those on >> the standard side are _more_ willing to accept a theory in >> which 2+2 is something other than 4 (such as 3, for pianos) >> than they would accept a theory where there are as many >> reals as naturals. > > Oh, come on! I'm not even going to BOTHER explaining the irrelevance > of your example about the terminology of musical intervals. > > Fun with music: A major second and a major second and major second is > an augmented fourth. It's a major third (one interval directly on top of the other, yes?). > So 2+2+2 = =4.5 ??? So 2 + 2 = 3. > Come on, such things have > nothing to do with the confusions of cranks. Same conclusion. > Why can't you just tell RussellE that he's wrong? > > MoeBlee > > -- Alan Smaill
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