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No I mean, I gave the maximum number of nines that you could possibly be justified in listing. The maximum number of nines, would be in the case that I describe
by drdeca 2y ago
No I mean, I gave the maximum number of nines that you could possibly be justified in listing.
The maximum number of nines, would be in the case that I described: in which you meet every other person on earth, but only one of them will you ever meet again.
And, based on the current total population of the earth, that would be less than 10 nines.
I'm saying, if you came across 8 billion people, and would only see one of them ever again, as long as you live, then that would be less than 10 nines.
- Dalewyn 2y agoI admit the number of nines is as much artistic license to drive home a point as it is a possibly realistic statistic. Either way, we seem in agreement.
- drdeca 2y agoWell, I wouldn't say we are "in agreement" on this. The reason I commented initially just on the number of nines, is because that was a clear cut thing, which I thought kind of amusing. Certainly I agree that one cannot really mentally keep thinking long-term about each individual person one encounters That would take too much time. Yet, see Matthew 25:40-45 .