Archimedes Domesticated the Infinite
Archimedes' taming of infinity is compared to domesticating a dog or a cat.
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Archimedes (imagining a circle cut into wedges): "They say that Archimedes domesticated the infinite."
"But is infinity domesticated like a dog: flop-eared, submissive, and eager to please?"
"Or more like a cat: a snarling beast that agrees to live indoors because it enjoys the milk?"