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Actual Infinity in Reality?

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Actual Infinity in Reality?
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 19, 2018 at 10:56 pm
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February 19, 2018 at 11:15 pm
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 19, 2018 at 11:20 pm
And in all cases Steve is wrong . He has yet to demonstrate the math does not describe reality . He just asserts it and expects us all to be impressed  .
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 19, 2018 at 11:26 pm (This post was last modified: February 19, 2018 at 11:30 pm by Jehanne.)
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 19, 2018 at 11:48 pm
The Andromeda Paradox is my favorite paradox  Big Grin
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February 19, 2018 at 11:56 pm
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.  - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire.  - Martin Luther
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 19, 2018 at 11:59 pm
The universe is expanding, but not into a true literal nothing. That word "into" implies something. Otherwise, a logical interpretation of the sentence "the universe is expanding into nothing" would that the universe isnt expanding at all.

Sometimes physicists have to be careful with how they word things. No wonder why we get theists misrepresenting what many of us believe about the universe or cosmos.
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February 20, 2018 at 12:32 am
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RE: Actual Infinity in Reality?
February 20, 2018 at 12:35 am
(February 20, 2018 at 12:32 am)Jehanne Wrote:
(February 19, 2018 at 11:56 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: When posed against an infinite universe, didn’t you tell me, that wasn’t a valid question?

Modern cosmology has absolutely no problem with the Universe being infinite in space and in time.  From Modern Physics, 3rd edition, by Professor Kenneth Krane:

[Image: ModernPhysics-Krane-3ed-page-001.jpg]

That wasn’t the question.
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