Στυλιανός Λουκά

(~stelllaras)

A bunch of scientists are to prove that all odd numbers greater than 1 are prime numbers.

The informatician starts: 3 is prime => Every other number if prime.

The mathematician: 3 is prime, 11 and 13 are prime. The rest follows per induction.

The physicist: 3 matches. 5 matches. 7 matches. 9 measurement error. 11 matches. 13 matches. The argument is correct.

Politician: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is in the minority and can be ignored, 11 is prime, 13 is prime.

Psychologist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime but oppresses it, 11 is prime, 13 is prime…

Windows user: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is… a corruption in PRIMES.DLL.

Quantum physicist: All numbers are prime as well as non-prime, as long as we don't observe them.

Theologian: 3 is prime and that is adequate for me as a proof.

Programmer: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, 7 is prime, … - STACK OVERFLOW

Logician: Hypothesis: All odd numbers are prime. Proof: 1) If there exists a proof, then it must be true. 2) There exists a proof, you are reading it right now.. => Hypothesis is true. Q.E.D

Sociologist: 3 is a number, 3 is a prime number; hence all numbers are prime.

Statistician: 100 % the sample 5, 13 37, 41 and 53 are prime, hence all odd numbers are prime.

Chemist: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime - thats more than adequate.

Engineer: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is… rounded up its approximately prime, 11 is prime, 13 is prime…

Informatician with Pentium-Processor: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 6.9999999978 is prime…

Philosopher: Why not name all prime numbers odd and all odd numbers prime?

Pope: 9 is prime. If you don't believe it you will be doomed!

Multiculti: How can anyone be so harsh and classify numbers!!

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