• NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Euclid’s first postulate: Give two points, there exists exactly one straight line that includes both of them.

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      2 days ago

      This only applies in 2nd order real space. Euclidean geometry aside, I agree with at least one line could exist between two points

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        5 hours ago

        No, it’s still accurate - the straight line goes through the center of the Earth. Only in coordinate systems where ‘straight’ is defined as following the curvature of a surface are there infinite lines between the North and South Poles… and that would be non-Euclidean geometry.