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Who said anything about infinties in finite space?
YOU posted it! I've already quoted it from YOUR post..."The whole length contains an infinite number of finite parts." that is a finite length containing an infinity (Of finite parts! too!) according to what YOU posted!Originally posted by Canute
Who said anything about infinties in finite space?
Oh yes. Your change of words confused me.Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
YOU posted it! I've already quoted it from YOUR post..."The whole length contains an infinite number of finite parts." that is a finite length containing an infinity (Of finite parts! too!) according to what YOU posted!
Do you Understand that?
Originally posted by Canute
Oh yes. Your change of words confused me.
But you have completely missed the point. It is utterly absurd to think that a finite length can have an infinite number of finite parts. That's why there is a paradox, as the quote I posted quite clearly points out. Why do you then argue that it's impossible? Of course it's impossible. Everyone agrees about that.
Yes assume, but reality tells us very clearly about a Planck length, ergo, unless you can prove that wrong, your assumtion remains simply that, and it isn't me that it makes look like an ...assuming that is theoretical, not reality, and/so there is no 'paradox' to it, simply a self deception upon the idea of being able to number an infinity, you can, not!Originally posted by canute
All one need do is assume that spacetime is infinitely divisible into infinitessimal but finite quanta.
Originally posted by Canute
You are confusing mathematics with reality. Of course it's possible to hypothesise that there are are infinite finite points between every two points. All one need do is assume that spacetime is infinitely divisible into infinitessimal but finite quanta. The point is that this assumption is incoherent and leads to paradoxes.
You yourself said "...ha ha ha another 'self-fooly') to begin with, and you cannot have an infinity within a finite thing...except in math THEORY!".
So call it bilge when I agree with you?
Thats probably because part of what he quoted is from me, this part...Originally posted by selfAdjoint
I have scrolled through this entire thread and can't find any post by me that fits your characterization. I posted twice before, once with my conjecture about Zeno's intent, and once to correct the belief that quantum mechanics forces space or time to be discrete. Even LQG doesn't reduce to chunks of space: they have area quantized, so when you observe it you find one of a set (which might be continuous) of eigenvalues. There is no reason in experiment or theory to assume space is discrete.
canute apparently ascribed it to you though, sooooo...it is mine...Ooops it isn't "ascribed" it is just posted my error, sorry! still it should have been as to avoid this kind of confu'i's'on, right?Originally posted by MRP
You yourself said "...ha ha ha another 'self-fooly') to begin with, and you cannot have an infinity within a finite thing...except in math THEORY!".
Assuming that the empty space is infinite in scale - There is an infinity of spaces possible. Whether the spaces are the size of plank, or the size of a breadbox ... Pick your poison - Then stick with it. Now if you assume that these spaces don't appear all at once - It will take forever to complete the task. In the mean time - Think of those existing spaces as moving around with laws regarding their movement of course. Therein lies our universe of discrete spaces that move in a world without halfway points to the infinite degree.How many 'spaces' can you count in an empty space??...and to apply Xeno to it, when you arrive at any answer, divide by 2, and keep going...
Assume that an empty space is defined by the FACT of the NON empty space around it and, wake up!Originally posted by UltraPi1
Assuming that the empty space is infinite in scale - There is an infinity of spaces possible. Whether the spaces are the size of plank, or the size of a breadbox ... Pick your poison - Then stick with it. Now if you assume that these spaces don't appear all at once - It will take forever to complete the task. In the mean time - Think of those existing spaces as moving around with laws regarding their movement of course. Therein lies our universe of discrete spaces that move in a world without halfway points to the infinite degree.
Not sure I follow. I'm curious as to where this empty space is - Certainly not in our neck of the woods. That means you have to leave the forest to the land of nada where there is no such animal as non-empty surrounding empty. I understand the point you were making, but your point is impossible to conceive by your parameters last I heard. My last post was simply conforming to the laws of reality, or non-existence if you will, where your's did not. If you want to have an empty space .. I can guarantee it won't have non-empties surrounding it. At least not by your accounts.Assume that an empty space is defined by the FACT of the NON empty space around it and, wake up!
You might find this a little nutso, but I think the whole purpose of the universe is to count (create) the finite empty spaces of an infinite space. This process is ongoing and will take forever to complete. Keep in mind that I consider existence to be purely conceptual. There are no physical entities. They only come across to you as being that way.Usually when you count, you count something, (Items, existent items) but here, in the case with Xeno's application, he has gotten you to count the "empty spaces" in an empty space, AKA "Infinity" as math attempts to reveal it...it can't, BTW...
Nothing, well written, in a philosophy forum, should be considered "nutso", especailly not the expression, simply, of idea/concepts/and/or/thoughts...so don't worry bout that..Originally posted by UltraPi1
You might find this a little nutso, but I think the whole purpose of the universe is to count (create) the finite empty spaces of an infinite space. This process is ongoing and will take forever to complete. Keep in mind that I consider existence to be purely conceptual. There are no physical entities. They only come across to you as being that way.
So your existence is a hodge podge of conceptually discrete empty spaces, and each space acts in accordance with our known physical (conceptual) laws.