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To: LogicWings; Hank Kerchief
There is only one infinity. OK, Hank, how are we going to tell LW we won't be slaves to this Infinity?
99 posted on 04/08/2004 10:15:59 AM PDT by cornelis
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100 posted on 04/08/2004 5:20:27 PM PDT by PatrickHenry (Yes, that IS a gun in my pocket; and no, I'm NOT happy to see you.)
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To: cornelis; LogicWings; Doctor Stochastic
There is only one infinity. OK, Hank, how are we going to tell LW we won't be slaves to this Infinity?

I am not sure I understand the question, but I have a couple of comments:

Actually, there is no inifinity at all. The infinite is a mathematical concept. Remembering that mathematics is only a method of dealing with aspects of reality that can be counted (absolutes) or measured (relatives) and that concepts like the infinite and the Calculus are always, "as ifs." Derivatives are derived by treating a function "as if" one of its elements were contintually reduced until it was nothing at all. It works as a method, but would actually be dividing by zero except for the, "as if."

Infinity is the concept for the number one would reach, "as if" they continued any series indefinitely. Of course, if it is continued indefinitely, the end is never reached and never can. However, it works as a method.

Neither the infinite or the infinitesimal describes anything in material existence.

Hank

101 posted on 04/08/2004 6:09:26 PM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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