RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm
(This post was last modified: February 15, 2018 at 3:06 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(February 15, 2018 at 1:46 pm)SteveII Wrote:Heh?! Maybe I’m misunderstanding you, but the first time I ever saw a truth table was is in math class, lol.(February 15, 2018 at 1:28 pm)polymath257 Wrote: Yes, I get that. I will happily admit (as I have done repeatedly) that we do not *know* if there is an actual infinity in the real world. None has been given, I agree.
But that is distinct from the question of whether it is *logically contradictory*. The fact that it works in the abstract is enough to show there is no *logical* problem with the concept.
Also, all claimed 'dis-proofs' are based on a confusion between 'size' in terms of subsets, 'size' in terms of cardinality, and attempting to 'subtract' when it isn't well-defined. In other words, the claimed 'dis-proofs' simply don't manage to disprove the concept.
You are answering a metaphysical question with a mathematical axiomatically-driven abstraction. Mathematical axiomatically-driven abstractions are not part of the pool where logic goes for information.
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