(September 19, 2012 at 4:13 am)Dumac Dwarfking Wrote:(September 19, 2012 at 4:07 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Mathematically, you can. Think of the smallest particle known to us. It has a width. Now take that distance and slice it in half.
You can just keep zooming in on your new line segment and slicing in half forever. I can't really think of anything that wouldn't let you 'zoom in' and slice again. Such is the nature of distances.
I see what you're saying, it's just something I struggle to grasp (puny brain). As far as I'm aware, infinity as a concept is not something that has been observed or proven.
Nah, I wouldn't say 'puny brain'. In that case I have a puny brain compared to novel writers! We all have our different strengths.
I can't remember if it's been proven, but as a concept it works even though there might not be a proof. It's got all sorts of uses in maths and sometimes engineering.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
