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The moderator told me questions like this aren't stupid and they're the point of this community.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Hello and warm greetings,

I represent Pinhead Construction Ltd. We specialize in pin heads to meet all your needs. You ask, "how many angels can dance" and I answer, "where do you want the DJ?" We have pin heads ranging from the size of a... well I can't think of an example of something small, but also all the way up to our "People Pleaser" model that can hold 3 Costcos.

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Please answer my question.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

3 or 54 exactly, and nothing in between. Also, you are taking all of this waaay too seriously. Go touch some grass.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What species of grass do you think will produce the most acceptable results should I touch it? Do you think Kentucky bluegrass is the best?

I hear what you're saying, my point is invalid because I haven't touched grass, so I need you to answer this question.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I need to know your location to know what grass is ecologically appropriate to grow there. Wouldn't want you growing an invasive species. Also need to know the layout of your water, soil, proximity to water, amount of shade, etc. Would be easiest for you to just provide your address so I can find the best grass location near you.

There is also the option to just not interact with things you don't like on the internet. You can just not respond. You can block people that say things you don't like. You can also make your own community that you moderate how you want to. Why are you demanding that someone else do work that you're unwilling to do yourself?

Or you can go touch grass. If you find google maps data collection too invasive to find a local park with you can also try duckduckgo.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 24 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

That depends on whether the angels in question are bosons or fermions—which in turn depends on how fast they’re spinning (so the dance they’re performing may also be relevant).

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

ooh quantum angels! i love it when two things i can't ever understand combine powers

[–] CII_RX@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

I hope you love eyes too! Because they heavily invested in eyes.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago

As many angels as actually exist.

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 10 points 22 hours ago

All of them. None of them.

[–] BlitzFitz@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago

I'd say since angels are imaginary, √-1 angels would fit on a pin head.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This is gonna turn into a dumb shitpost community, isn't it?

[–] Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Can jesus microwave a burrito so hot that even he couldn't eat it?

[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 21 hours ago

zero or more

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I think the moderator is correct.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world -1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They are wrong.

They are lazy.

If they don't want to shape this into a community where people can actually ask questions that can produce a meaningul answers, it's just a pointless chat room.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

pointless chat room.

that doesn't sound too bad

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago

There's communities designed for that. For example Casual Conversation.

I'm not backing down.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It depends on how you define angel.

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

And "dance", "on", "the head of", and "pin".

"Can" weirdly enough doesn't have sufficient variation to introduce uncertainty here.

[–] Clear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

4 to 7 depending how fast they can move their feet

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 13 hours ago

Wait what why

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 20 hours ago

How big is the pin?

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Precisely as many angels as there are whole numbers, or exactly as many as the quantity of numbers you can count between 0 and 1 (0.5, 0.2341, etc).

The original context of the question was more about if angels and the afterlife were physically manifest or intangible, and early thinking about how infintesimals work.

[–] nous@programming.dev 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But there are more numbers between 0 and 1 then there are whole numbers. So are the countable many angles or uncountably many?

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

exactly as many as the quantity of numbers you can count between 0 and 1

I specified countable to keep them in the same class of infinity. :) not about to make that mistake when bringing pedantry to a silly fight. .

Since it's implied that they have names, I'm going to use that as my argument for there being a countably infinite number. If you want to argue that only certain special angels have names, like Michael or π, then I'd say they're uncountable.
If you wanted to argue that omnipotence means a deity could defy logical restrictions and allow contradictory truths to coexist, then I'd say I'm far too sleepy for that discussion but I love where you're heads at. :P

[–] stinerman@midwest.social 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

None, because they don't exist.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 14 hours ago

What if the pins are imaginary too

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world -1 points 19 hours ago

I have many pins here, so try again.

[–] lakemalcom10@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 21 hours ago

Ah, there it is.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 21 hours ago
[–] fargeol@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago
[–] notarobot@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago

The right amount

[–] CII_RX@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

What kind of Angel, would be a follow-up. There's different kinds.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

It's just the one goose.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago
[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 hours ago

How big is the pin?