I Shall Refute Aristotle
Galileo announces he will refute Aristotle. The philosophers gasp; the mathematicians shrug, since even their dog can dismiss Aristotle's distinction between potential and actual infinity.
Transcript
Galileo (on a box): "And for my next feat… I shall refute Aristotle!" Philosophers: "Egad!" "Gadzooks!" Mathematician (walking a dog): "Ah yes, I've been training Fido here to do the same." Fido: "Potential vs. actual infinity? More like potentially vs. actually STUPID"
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