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Mood, far be it from me to put you down. After all, why would I want to? For that matter, I have no need to put down Zap or Decagon either. They are both doing such a good job themselves proving what utter fools they are.

Take Decagon for example. First he argues that a decagon has no points. Then he changes his mind and says that a decagon has an infinite number of points (as if we didn't know that). Why can't he just get along with the accepted principle in geometry that any two-dimensional geometric shape that consists of straight lines has a number of points that is equal to the number of sides it has? A point being defined as the location where two sides meet.

Examples:

Triangle = 3 sides = 3 points
Square = 4 sides = 4 points
Pentagon = 5 sides = 5 points

etc. etc.

Decagon = 10 sides = 10 points.

In a vain attempt to prove me wrong he got too clever by half and contradicted himself in the process.

Result: he proved to everybody what a fool he is.

Q e d

No, I am not arguing that at all, and you know that. Because there is an infinite number of apothems, there is an infinite number of points, as we all agree on.

What I am saying is that when one looks at a decagon (without any other lines drawn in), all that one can see is 10 points.

Your contradiction, Decagon, is that at first you said that a decagon has no points (which was incorrect), and then you said it has an infinite number of points (which is correct).

In your mad rush to discredit me (you must have a terrible inferiority complex) you tried to be too clever by half and ignored the obvious.

You committed the sin which is common to all people who engage their mouths (or their keyboards) before they engage their brains.

The "resonable person" test alone would have told you that if you show the picture of a decagon to a number of reasonable persons and ask them how many points they can see, close to 100 % of them would say "10".

However, the words "reasonable" and "Decagon" should not be used in the same sentence.

No, not everyone knows that, Decagon, especially you. I know you had to look it up. Can you hear a loud

GOTCHA?

You see, Decagon, you are no different from the other jokers around here. Just like all the others you fell into my cleverly constructed trap.

Think about it.

Now, I really must go. My limo is waiting to take me to the airport so I can fly to my subtropical destination where I can enjoy my well-earned vacation.

I may or may not come back to VALIS when I return.