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Comment author: crispy_critter 05 May 2010 07:04:43PM 0 points [-]

Isn't "the set of all sets" (SAS) ill-defined? Suppose we consider it to be for some set A (maybe the set of all atoms) the infinite regression of power sets SAS = P(P(P(P....(A)))...)

In which case SAS = P(SAS) by Cantor-like arguments?

And Russell's paradox goes away?