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When we ask questions we usually assum things, like the guy will answer me, he knows the answer. So i want you to put on your thinking caps ; this question here has 10 assumptions i want you to figure them out. "How many angles can dance on the head of a pin?"

2007-02-14 21:14:34 · 3 answers · asked by me 4 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

Hahah yeah i can't spell. But you've done very well I see. Here are some more "That angels are countable, and that the person you're asking knows what an angel is and that she/he believes in them

2007-02-16 21:44:20 · update #1

and that you can see them to coun them :)

2007-02-16 21:47:30 · update #2

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Interesting question... here is STAR for it!!
No one seems to take up the challenge..... let me have a go

There are pins

Pins have heads

It is not easy to dance on pinheads

But it is possible to dance on pinheads

There are many angles

All can dance

All can not dance on pinheads

Some can dance on pinheads

We can find out who all can

We can count how many

I have randomly listed 10.... over to you.

2007-02-14 23:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by small 7 · 1 1

A first assumption is that you 'accidentally' spelled the "Angels" of the proverbial question 'angles' as in degrees or radians. In either case the answer may not change, (infinite) that is of course if,

a second assumption, that angles can dance. Angles that can dance are among the German tribes that migrated to Britian in the fifth century (AD). Now, that group would be a finite number. indeed, a number I wouldn't be able to guess. And if

the third assumption, you intended a pinhead of conventional meaning, the number of Angles would likely be reduced from an unknown finite number to zero. Of course,

a fourth assumption that you were asking about angles (e.g., points of view) which could be rythmically moving to the music of the ideas could not be dismissed, bringing us back to infinity.

A fifth assumption is that your keyboard drops the letter 'e' occasionally (as in "assum") and you were asking about dances on the head of a pine. I'm not sure what to assume in that case. You probably think that I'm

assuming (6th) the pine to be a tree. Perhaps not. The pine, about which you may have referred could have been a 'great longing'. Now, if that's the case, what would the head of a 'great longing' look like?

If we assume (7th) that this question was asked by me, why would I bother to answer?

If I assume (8th) the guy you wanted to answer was small, you have achieved your goal.

If you assume (9th) that there are thinking caps on the heads of your pins you are mistaken.

If you assume (10th) pinheads would stand idly by for angles to dance on their head, you missed the beat of the music.



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2007-02-15 20:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by Third Son of Marianne 3 · 0 1

I'm assuming your taking the p**s?

2007-02-15 19:10:32 · answer #3 · answered by pageys 5 · 0 1

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