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>>>>> "JoeJarv" == JoeJarv  <JoeJarv@aol.com> writes:

    JoeJarv> Propose the following to a Mathematician, a Physicist,
    JoeJarv> and an Engineer: "All odd numbers are prime"

    JoeJarv> The Mathematician answers, "1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is
    JoeJarv> prime, 7 is prime, 9 is NOT prime...the statement is
    JoeJarv> false.

Actually, all your participants made the assumption that only
*POSITIVE* numbers were being talked about.

Computer Consultant: -1 is not a prime. QED

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