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eegocentrik t1_j6ahj4v wrote

Reply to comment by Buck_Thorn in The number of people older than you never increases by Bubbles_The_Mushroom

I think you are.

You have to know the number to verify, you can't go through life assuming based on Fuzzy-Wuzzy non-practical applications.

The number represents a data point and that data point cannot be verified to be 100% accurate.

If the number is not 100% accurate then a reconciliation could cause the number to increase, thus proving your claim incorrect.

I think you are having a hard time grasping the fact that when applied, your observation falls short. It's okay to be wrong, you just need to revise.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6ajr4r wrote

No, you do not need an absolute number. You do not need to know how many people are alive at any given moment to know that "The number of people older than you never increases". There are always fewer unless some are born older than you.

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eegocentrik t1_j6b0o50 wrote

Yes. Yes you do.

Yes you need to know or you can't prove it.

Please provide evidence for your claim?

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6b4u44 wrote

Think man... think. Surely you're just yanking my chain now... nobody can be that dense.

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eegocentrik t1_j6b55zx wrote

I beleive I'm the only one thinking on this, you are just lazily accepting the unpractical notion.

People are of many different densities.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6bzkf1 wrote

OK, I admit it. I have been successfully trolled. You can go back under your bridge now.

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