02-28-2011, 12:27 PM
(02-25-2011, 09:03 PM)Etude in B Minor Wrote:Quote:The interesting thing is that if the universe truly is infinite, or that there is an infinite number of universes- by definition everything must exist
This is not true. The universe could be infinite and still not include every possibility. I made this point in one of Unity's threads but he said that's "just mathematics". Which it is, but mathematics is important. It is incorrect to say that infinity implies everything. There are an infinity of irrational numbers between 0 and 1, but there are many others not included in this range, such as the square root of two!
Good catch Etude! Although it is "just" mathematics, I find it highly relevant. I think that mathematics is an abstract way at grasping fundamental truths... Because if math is "true" and it exists in our reality, it must be highly relevant to that reality. Math is the sort of thing that would be true if intelligent life never evolved in the universe. It's a fundamental building block of reality. Therefore we simply can't dismiss it as such.
I actually really enjoy this new line of thought... simply for the (I admit, somewhat selfish) purpose that I may continue to think that some of the horrors that exist in story form may never manifest physically in reality somewhere.
L&L, E