It's early, I'm practically gorged on oatmeal and a banana, and I remember Borges' little "proof" of God's existence. The proof, as it were, is of course paltry, but the verbal acrobatics are genius and make me smile. Enjoy, and have a happy day.
I close my eyes and see a flock of birds. The vision lasts a second or perhaps less; I don’t know how many birds I saw. Were they a definite or an indefinite number? This problem involves the question of the existence of God. If God exists, the number is definite, because how many birds I saw is known to God. If God does not exist, the number is indefinite, because nobody was able to take count. In this case, I saw fewer than ten birds (let’s say) and more than one; but I did not see nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, or two birds. I saw a number between ten and one, but not nine, eight, seven, six, five, etc. That number, as a whole number, is conceivable; ergo, God exists.
—Jorge Luis Borges
from Dreamtigers
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