RE: Jesus as Lord - why is this appealing to so many?
February 14, 2018 at 10:40 am
(This post was last modified: February 14, 2018 at 10:43 am by polymath257.)
(February 14, 2018 at 10:29 am)SteveII Wrote:(February 14, 2018 at 10:08 am)polymath257 Wrote: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en...ysics&btnG=
You posted a search string. Which one should I click on AND what page should I go to? I want to see an actual argument--not read through textbooks looking to see if you are right. I'll wait.
Pretty much every single link that comes up with that search uses infinite time as a way to understand some physical process.
What sort of argument do you want? People have gotten past worrying about potential versus actual infinities. That is a remnant of an old philosophy that is no longer used. It isn't discussed because it is irrelevant to the physics and math. Instead, we just use models with infinities in them and have no problems whatsoever.
Again, *if* the universe is infinite in extent spatially, *then* there are probably an infinite number of stars. At this point nobody knows if the universe is spatially infinite. But the very fact that we do not know shows that it isn't a *logical* problem: it is a question of what happens in reality. And that question is still open.
If it were like a 'married bachelor', then the issue would be settled, yes?
(February 14, 2018 at 10:22 am)SteveII Wrote:So you admit it isn't a *logical* impossibility like 'married bachelor'? If it possible in the abstract, then it isn't a self-contradictory thing.(February 14, 2018 at 9:48 am)Grandizer Wrote: No, it's not.
The set of all integers is a clear example of complete infinity.
In the abstract!!!!!!!
Whether it happens in reality is another matter. That hasn't been resolved yet. But it isn't just a question of logical consistency. There are many logically consistent systems that are not real.