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Subject: Foggy definitions Author: Damoclese [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 01/10/04 8:54am In reply to: Wade A. Tisthammer 's message, "Proof against an infinite past?" on 01/ 9/04 5:47pm Infinity, by definition, is endless. It is an absurdity to talk about a "past infinity" because it essentially means the past is endless which means there is no such thing as a future or present. (we're stuck in the past, forever.) The past, present, and future are all related to one another. It makes no sense to divide the past and the future into sets, because the past is simply futures that have been realized. Furthermore, having two things being "infinite" doesn't mean they are the "same amount". It is mathematically possible to have one quantity that is infinite larger than another infinite quantity. Lastly, I don't think it's really all that valid to talk about a linear progression of time within an infinity anyway. How many days are in an infinity? How many years? How many minutes? How many seconds? It's a meaningless question and an equally meaningless exercise in logic. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Which definition is foggy? Wade A. Tisthammer 01/10/04 1:57pm Making things simple -- Damoclese, 01/10/04 3:40pm I hope so. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 01/12/04 10:14am One ammendment -- Damoclese, 01/12/04 9:27pm One question (or two) -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 01/14/04 10:13am Comma -- Damoclese, 01/14/04 3:19pm Math stuff. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 01/16/04 9:52am It's "point"less to discuss it with THEM -- QUITTNER, 01/16/04 11:36am Logic? -- Damoclese, 01/16/04 8:44pm Re: Logic? -- QUITTNER, 01/20/04 11:19am K -- Damoclese, 01/20/04 1:09pm Maybe the messages were not properly reported -- QUITTNER, 01/22/04 1:54pm God spoke to me, but I forgot what he said -- Damoclese, 01/22/04 4:21pm Was it really God? -- QUITTNER, 01/23/04 2:51pm Spirited away. -- Damoclese, 01/24/04 7:30pm Experience is very important -- QUITTNER, 01/27/04 11:52am Wow. -- Ben, 01/27/04 3:43pm Ben is WOWed. -- QUITTNER, 01/29/04 1:37pm uh huh -- Damoclese, 01/16/04 8:42pm More math stuff -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 01/18/04 2:54pm Less than -- Damoclese, 01/18/04 4:13pm Logic. -- Wade A. Tisthammer, 02/12/04 10:17am Distinguish between "pure" and "applied" Mathematics -- QUITTNER, 02/27/04 1:22pm Misunderstanding time -- Ben, 01/18/04 5:06pm Understanding time -- QUITTNER, 01/20/04 11:54am Supporting my point -- Ben, 01/20/04 10:05pm Paradox... hm. -- Duane, 02/11/04 9:54am