Infinite Realities ii - The Preliminary Concepts
November 19th 2007 10:13
1 – What is an infinite reality? What is a finite reality? A finite reality is a reality with a beginning and an end and, conversely, an infinite reality is one with no beginning and no end. An example of a finite reality is a chair and an example of an infinite reality would be the universal space – if you think of it that way.
A finite reality, such as the chair above, is measurable – would an infinite one be measurable?
If you apply a ruler to an infinite reality, at the most you are measuring a part of it, not the whole of it. This might not be a practical problem but a conceptual one. If the infinite extends beyond boundaries you would never catch up with it.
2 – What kind of realities, finite or infinite, do the numbers we know express? Take three: it means a set of three items which you can count like one, two and three. These are finite realities and numbers are most apt to express them.
But how to express an infinite reality with finite numbers? This might be the same as how to build a castle without stone. We would have to reformulate numbers or create infinite number concepts. 1n might refer to an infinite number but it does not measure an infinite reality, only expresses that it goes on forever.
3 – Is an infinite reality unknowable? This is a major question because it will determine wether it is measurable in its full extent or not. How would we know that something’s measurement is unknowable?
Leaving practical considerations aside, it could be when the infinite reality is in constant change. Or it could be when it extends so much farther than the horizon that pursuing its extremes becomes a constantly frustrating experience.
4 – Are infinite realities infinitely large or infinitely small? This depends on the term of comparison. Relative to a human observer, an atom is small and a star constellation is large. Smallness and largeness are relative qualities.
Moreover, they seem to constantly become either larger, if their nature is being large, and smaller, if their nature is being small. Or, at least, you can always zoom in and out of them and conclude that both these qualities superimpose.
A finite reality, such as the chair above, is measurable – would an infinite one be measurable?
If you apply a ruler to an infinite reality, at the most you are measuring a part of it, not the whole of it. This might not be a practical problem but a conceptual one. If the infinite extends beyond boundaries you would never catch up with it.
2 – What kind of realities, finite or infinite, do the numbers we know express? Take three: it means a set of three items which you can count like one, two and three. These are finite realities and numbers are most apt to express them.
But how to express an infinite reality with finite numbers? This might be the same as how to build a castle without stone. We would have to reformulate numbers or create infinite number concepts. 1n might refer to an infinite number but it does not measure an infinite reality, only expresses that it goes on forever.
3 – Is an infinite reality unknowable? This is a major question because it will determine wether it is measurable in its full extent or not. How would we know that something’s measurement is unknowable?
Leaving practical considerations aside, it could be when the infinite reality is in constant change. Or it could be when it extends so much farther than the horizon that pursuing its extremes becomes a constantly frustrating experience.
4 – Are infinite realities infinitely large or infinitely small? This depends on the term of comparison. Relative to a human observer, an atom is small and a star constellation is large. Smallness and largeness are relative qualities.
Moreover, they seem to constantly become either larger, if their nature is being large, and smaller, if their nature is being small. Or, at least, you can always zoom in and out of them and conclude that both these qualities superimpose.
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