Wisdom for Thinkers: Introduction to Christian Philosophy

WHAT IS A THING? WHAT IS THE NATURE OF REALITY?

There are only 26 letters in the alphabet. But with those 26 letters over one million English language words can be formed. There are only 88 notes on a common keyboard. Place those notes at the disposal of trained musicians and their instruments, and Bono or Beethoven will send the soul soaring.

The numbers 0 to 9 are whole numbers. That's all there are - 10 digits. Yet his handful of digits enables numeration to go on into infinity. Science st...