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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

14648	Could I name all of the real numbers in one fell swoop? Call them all 'Charley'? [Plantinga]
	Full Idea: Can't I name all the real numbers in the interval (0,1) at once? Couldn't I name them all 'Charley', for example?
	From: Alvin Plantinga (De Re and De Dicto [1969], p.40)
	A reaction: Plantinga is nervous about such a sweeping move, but can't think of an objection. This addresses a big problem, I think - that you are supposed to accept the real numbers when we cannot possibly name them all.