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in a philosophical mood by voxwoman 2006-11-19 12:55:59
inspired by this thread (which is getting rather up into the rarefied air at this point):

Can there be Absolute Truth in an Infinite Universe?

I mean, if things are infinite in all directions (and not just spacetime coordinates, but also infinities of scale - we don't seem to be hitting any "hard limits" when looking at smaller and smaller particles/energies), then how can there be an "absolute" anything? Or am I not understanding the concept of infinity properly?

[ Reply ]
  IMO no. by Peace_man2005-08-04 10:01:30
    Does the non-existence of something by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 10:20:20
      I guess what I'm trying to figure out is by voxwoman2005-08-04 10:25:27
        Possibly they are both inherently unknowable? by Peace_man2005-08-04 10:34:27
          twisting the brain counter-clockwise, by webishop2005-08-04 11:20:17
      If we are unable to know something then by Peace_man2005-08-04 10:31:54
        I suppose what I'm saying by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 10:48:14
  My answer in two parts (religious and scientific): by carthax2006-11-19 12:55:59
    I wasn't talking about the pr0n question by voxwoman2005-08-04 10:23:49
      The God I believe in is NOT finite. :-) by carthax2006-11-19 12:55:59
        I need to read a bit more carefully by voxwoman2005-08-04 11:12:10
          God *is* internal by carthax2005-08-04 11:19:45
            Isn't that heresy? by Illiad2005-08-04 11:42:30
              not officially. by zeitnot2005-08-04 11:55:18
                Well said, and much shorter than what I said below by carthax2005-08-04 12:15:06
              Not at all... (And I'm a Bible-believing protestan by carthax2005-08-04 12:14:14
                It did indeed! by Illiad2005-08-04 12:23:34
                  You're very welcome. :-) by carthax2005-08-04 12:34:54
                    How about standing in the French Half? by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 12:43:11
                      LOL :-D (n/t) by carthax2005-08-04 12:45:25
                I'm emailing you an answer by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 12:28:30
                  "Orthopraxy" by Illiad2006-11-19 12:55:59
                  Just checked my diary -- wrong email. :-) by carthax2005-08-04 12:39:19
                    Got it, thanks (n/t) by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 12:42:00
                      Received/Replied. Thanks again! (n/t) by carthax2005-08-04 12:45:04
  only hard limit we have is the plank length. by joecrouse2005-08-04 10:38:33
    the length of the plank? or the length of Planck? by zeitnot2005-08-04 11:58:19
      There doesn't appear to be any 'yet' involved. by wheresthefish2006-11-19 12:55:59
  Absolute Truth: by Kickstart2005-08-04 10:44:02
    Are your definitions the same as my definitions? by Peace_man2005-08-04 10:48:59
    You mean, by MatthewDBA2005-08-04 10:49:14
      Or how you define 'things' :) (n/t) by Kickstart2005-08-04 10:57:40
    This almost reads like vodka ad copy by voxwoman2005-08-04 11:13:28
    Bah! by zeitnot2005-08-04 12:00:34
  Can there be an infinite universe? by BloodyViking2005-08-04 12:04:33
    hrm... by zeitnot2005-08-04 15:42:53

 

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