Infinity 101

2006-4-30 16:11:00

I thought I would post a few final thoughts on infinity.

The main problem we have had in understanding it is that some are defining it differently from myself.

In talking about it I have differentiated between that which is unlimited, endless and infinite. Many people tend to lump these all together as representing the same thing. They are not quite the same thing.

  1. Unlimited: That which is unlimited may have an end but he who is in an unlimited situation has no boundary set upon his field of activity. For instance, a person who works for wages is limited in his income to X amount per hour. The person who works for himself is often referred to as unlimited in the amount he can make. He can always work a little harder or a little smarter and increase his income. If he made X amount last month there is nothing limiting him to X this month. We would never say the self employed person will make an infinite income. Similarly I have referred to the universe as unlimited. Science has proven that it is expanding and we know of no limits of how far such expansion will go. In other words, it appears unlimited.
  2. Endless or eternal: This means the item under question will never have and end or reach the end. The end can never be reached by us so it is endless to us. Endless does not include an end point.
  3. Infinity or infinite: I am using this term as it is used in mathematics. Whereas endless does not include the end point, infinity does. The infinite includes the beginning, middle and end. In math there is no such thing as infinity plus one because infinity always includes the plus one. Infinity includes the endless end.

This is why I say infinity does not really exist because an endless end does not exist. If no being or consciousness can find the end then it does not exist and therefore there is no such thing as an infinite point.

Infinity is useful as a theoretical endless point but useless in practical application because it does not exist.

Infinity only has meaning in time and space. Take away time and space and we have the eternal now where there can be no infinite time or distance because there is no time or distance.

Happiness consists of three things. Someone to love Work to do And a clear conscience. Unknown Author