Reputation: 64
Is anything physically infinite?
it seems like Infinity just just an imaginary existence. Scientist suggest the universe is finite, so i supposed if this is true, nothing is infinite.
(random) we as humans think and wonder too much, though it is a gift to have knowledge, i have a feeling it will be our downfall. Yet we still say curiosity killed the cat.
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No. Nothing is finitely infinite.
And your last sentence at the end of your penultimate sentence makes little sense and the whole thing was punctuated weirdly.
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Someone baked?
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Stupidity.
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Existance is infintie.
Time is infinite.
Numbers are infinite.
Just because we die or can't think that far ahead doesn't mean things stop there.
Inb4 someone tries to debate with me. I've said my piece and am not going to bother saying more.
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I agree with Arri. As we move into the realm of the metaphysical.
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As far as I know, we have never observed anything to be infinite except as in intellectually fashioned, non-physical concepts(such as the mathematical concept of infinity), therefore I'm of the opinion that there is no point in firmly believing there is, at this current time.
Just because something is imaginable to us, does not make it a workable position in terms of understanding.
Personally I am at loss to understand the term infinity at all - To me, the moment we speak of "infinity", we're no longer speaking of physical reality, as a reality that actually has a "physical" infinity is completely paradoxical and nonsensical.
I.E, I think we can safely say that infinity is a concept that is meaningless in understanding the physical reality, and thus also meaningless to human understanding in general as we are situated in, and limited by, that very physical reality.
It might exist in some "deeper sense"(whatever that means), or it might not. But as far as science goes, and as far as human intellect goes, IMO it's just a useless term that people with limited imagination and curiosity used to label large and complex issues beyond their current understanding.
To me, using the word "infinity" is just as redundant as inserting religious ikons or explanations when faced with an unknown - It does not actually explain anything, and just ends up begging a tons of new questions that will probably just lead you away from any usefull knowledge since you're being distracted from the main issue.
This generally tends to happen if you jump to a erroneous conclusion from your initial question.
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Also - what about this "matter can not be created or destroyed, only changed"?
Maybe the universe. Isn't it always expanding? Or is it always just moving? I dunno, I've heard so many theories I'm not sure which one is the accepted one.
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Once we're all dead there will be no one to ascribe meaning to anything like existence or time or numbers, the idea of infinity is pretty dumb in practice.Originally Posted by Arri
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He defeated your argument there already.Just because we die or can't think that far ahead doesn't mean things stop there.
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its always expanding up to a point were itll start reversing and collapsing back in when its energy is lost so i guess back to the big bang were it may keep redoing the big bang for the rest of eternity. but i could be wrong.
just becuase were not here to comprehend something doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Theres a black hole at the center of our galaxy, can you see it? could we always see it? nah, but that doesnt mean it only started existing when we put scopes in outer space to see em.
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Arri was quoted to answer Wormhole's statement.
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I should update this but all my effort went into writing this lousy excuse.
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Nothing is infinite. Even things we have thought up will not exist when we are ended.
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I dunno if that works, though, because pi isn't a physical thing, just a representation of an idea.
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A circle is pretty infinite.
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See, stuff like this makes me hate Loric.
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It's expanding at a rate that is faster than one could measure or even think.For me it's not infinite.. It's just unmeasurable..
That's infinite, by the time you get to the "End" the ends' moved on more.
That's as close to infinite as things get, IMO.
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I was chargin mah lazer to counter your post, but then you countered it for me at the end.
Numbers are man made. If you ask someone, "What are numbers?" chances are they can't give you an answer. With numbers, it's easy to make things infinite. The graph of x squared goes off to infinity, but you could never draw out the complete graph because of that. Just the same way, 1 divided by 3 in decimal form would go on infinitely.
But since the question is about physical things, numbers don't count. I think time would be more likely to be applicable, but you run into the same problem of clearly defining it.
Reputation: 87
Well just if we take an object as an example for numbers (Numbers is just how we call it) we can put an infinity of those objects together, there can be an infinity, the numbers are just our way of interpreting it...I was chargin mah lazer to counter your post, but then you countered it for me at the end.
Numbers are man made. If you ask someone, "What are numbers?" chances are they can't give you an answer. With numbers, it's easy to make things infinite. The graph of x squared goes off to infinity, but you could never draw out the complete graph because of that. Just the same way, 1 divided by 3 in decimal form would go on infinitely.
But since the question is about physical things, numbers don't count. I think time would be more likely to be applicable, but you run into the same problem of clearly defining it.
I think time is not quite as real as numbers... numbers can be seen as fact... if there are 3 apples (I want an apple now) no matter where you come from, no matter what you are, there are 3, 3 is a symbol we created, but the apples are still there even if I wouldn't use that symbol to describe it. I'm also pretty sure infinity comes from the idea of numbers that just don't have a end, if we talk about the distance of the universe (for those that thinks it's infinite), then you're just talking about it's length which we calculate in numbers, which could be interpreted in any way, but numbers themselves are infinite. I'M CONFUSING MYSELF NOW
Also I edit a lot so the post you quoted isn't the same anymore ~~ sorry.
Reputation: 265
No penis jokes? You disappoint me, OnRPG.
Reputation: 87
I would only count a penis as infinite if it goes back to itself (shaped like a circle for example) since it would never stops.... which wouldn't be convenient at all.
(by the way, people here are mostly debating over infinite LENGHTS which are numbers, numbers don't have a end in the proper sense and continues on forever, but the meaning of infinite is just not having an end, as far as I know try to think of something different :O !)
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My penis only goes back to itself if it's really cold.
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Huh, what do you mean? It's not infinite, it's probably going to run out one day.
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Not really.
How can you have a definite answer to an indefinite question?
The point of inquiry... is... beyond our measly comprehension. Attempts will be otherwise futile.
Reputation: 268
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