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BTW, infinity is logical. You prove relativity to me. Especially since it's even labeled as a theory. And then you say "prove god" or "prove relativity doesn't exist". And I'll say touché, but I'm not the one saying "you are wrong, Burden of proof? You are the one that says time can be infinite. You prove it to me. And infinity is not logical because how can you have an infinite amount of anything? Some say the universe is infinite, but how exactly do you prove that? Where do you travel to get to finally say "Yeah, the universe is infinite?" Hmmm think about this: If something takes infinite years to grow, at what point does it actually do some growing? The answer is never. You stretch the duration it takes for it to grow by one even one cell into non-existence. You can travel to any point in time and it will still be the same as it was at any other time. If you stretch time back into infinity, you are saying it took infinite amount of years to get to this point in time. Wtf does that mean? And that's how it's illogical. First of all you do have burden of proof: with a past time line going into infinity, all the events that are happening now would have happened infinite seconds ago... am i right? Not only that, but because you are making the assertion that an infinite timeline and infinity itself is illogical. Burden of proof lies with you. Ah, but you are saying the universe can always exist. And with that assertion comes the infinite timeline. I'm just saying that's not logical. Show me infinite quantity of anything. When you can do that, you'll prove infinity is logical. Infinity is a quantity when you attach it to something. Infinite apples = ∞ apples Hmmm think about this: If something takes infinite years to grow, at what point does it actually do some growing? The answer is never. You stretch the duration it takes for it to grow by one even one cell into non-existence. You can travel to any point in time and it will still be the same as it was at any other time. If you stretch time back into infinity, you are saying it took infinite amount of years to get to this point in time. Wtf does that mean? And that's how it's illogical. Point A exists at (0,0) and point B exists at (1,0). There's an infinite amount of points between them, but the distance is still 1. You are avoiding actually thinking about what I'm saying. I don't think you actually care about really thinking about the conversation. You're either close-minded, dense, or just trolling. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Things to know: The squeaky wheel gets the grease
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BTW, infinity is logical. You prove relativity to me. Especially since it's even labeled as a theory. And then you say "prove god" or "prove relativity doesn't exist". And I'll say touché, but I'm not the one saying "you are wrong, Burden of proof? You are the one that says time can be infinite. You prove it to me. And infinity is not logical because how can you have an infinite amount of anything? Some say the universe is infinite, but how exactly do you prove that? Where do you travel to get to finally say "Yeah, the universe is infinite?" Hmmm think about this: If something takes infinite years to grow, at what point does it actually do some growing? The answer is never. You stretch the duration it takes for it to grow by one even one cell into non-existence. You can travel to any point in time and it will still be the same as it was at any other time. If you stretch time back into infinity, you are saying it took infinite amount of years to get to this point in time. Wtf does that mean? And that's how it's illogical. First of all you do have burden of proof: with a past time line going into infinity, all the events that are happening now would have happened infinite seconds ago... am i right? Not only that, but because you are making the assertion that an infinite timeline and infinity itself is illogical. Burden of proof lies with you. Ah, but you are saying the universe can always exist. And with that assertion comes the infinite timeline. I'm just saying that's not logical. I'm not saying the universe can always exist. I'm saying a timeline can be infinite. And that's the point, you're saying infinity is not logical, you have burden of proof. Show me infinite quantity of anything. When you can do that, you'll prove infinity is logical. Infinity is not a quantity. You might as well show me time, are you saying time is illogical? Are ideas illogical? They aren't real so they must not exist! Quote limit. This post was edited 1 time, last edit by devilesk: Mar 30 2008, 3:56 pm.
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Infinity is a quantity when you attach it to something. Infinite apples = ∞ apples No it's not a quantity when you attach it to something. It's a property of a collection. Hmmm think about this: If something takes infinite years to grow, at what point does it actually do some growing? The answer is never. You stretch the duration it takes for it to grow by one even one cell into non-existence. You can travel to any point in time and it will still be the same as it was at any other time. If you stretch time back into infinity, you are saying it took infinite amount of years to get to this point in time. Wtf does that mean? And that's how it's illogical. Point A exists at (0,0) and point B exists at (1,0). There's an infinite amount of points between them, but the distance is still 1. You are avoiding actually thinking about what I'm saying. I don't think you actually care about really thinking about the conversation. You're either close-minded, dense, or just trolling. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Ok, as far as this whole "time can't be infinite" thing.
Time is infinite. If there is a time, there is a time after that and before that. There are an infinite number of times between now and one second from now, but there is only one second between now and one second from now. This is because time is infinitely subdividable, but despite all measures of time being infinte, you can still compare them. This concept is called the cardinality of the continuum |
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Time is infinite. If there is a time, there is a time after that and before that. There are an infinite number of times between now and one second from now, but there is only one second between now and one second from now. This is because time is infinitely subdividable, but despite all measures of time being infinte, you can still compare them. This concept is called cardinality Looks familiar Hmmm think about this: If something takes infinite years to grow, at what point does it actually do some growing? The answer is never. You stretch the duration it takes for it to grow by one even one cell into non-existence. You can travel to any point in time and it will still be the same as it was at any other time. If you stretch time back into infinity, you are saying it took infinite amount of years to get to this point in time. Wtf does that mean? And that's how it's illogical. Point A exists at (0,0) and point B exists at (1,0). There's an infinite amount of points between them, but the distance is still 1. You are avoiding actually thinking about what I'm saying. I don't think you actually care about really thinking about the conversation. You're either close-minded, dense, or just trolling. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Actually IP, he's just arguing the point on the same level as you. He has made plenty of valid points. And in your last post, all you did was gradually tell him he's not listening to you hard enough, and therefore you must be right. Now that is illogical. Look, the point of infinity isn't that an infinite quantity of anything exists, the point is that an infinite quantity of anything can exist when applying it to your desired universe scenarios. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Not entirely true, but for all intents and purposes, you just destroyed IP's earlier argument. Thank you. Then explain the DNA helix pattern. It doesn't follow any scientific law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_bond Lolwut? Time is infinite. If there is a time, there is a time after that and before that. There are an infinite number of times between now and one second from now, but there is only one second between now and one second from now. This is because time is infinitely subdividable, but despite all measures of time being infinte, you can still compare them. This concept is called the cardinality of the continuum Plank time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Blah. You are all missing the point entirely. Or dividing the point in pieces to divide and conquer the idea. I guess I'm helping though.
When I talk about infinity, it relates to something concrete. Is time concrete? No, not really. But time = existence. It takes me 4 minutes to write this post. Point A (start post) to B (push submit) = 4 minutes. If A goes into infinity, when do we get to point B? Now in the argument, point A could be considered the universe's creation. Which there is no defined point if it always exists. But point B is "this second". infnity <--------------B (right now) .............. ^--- wtf So not only is there no point A, there is no A<----B relation. Time fails. ![]() See above for the reason of my texts. This post was edited 1 time, last edit by isolatedpurity: Mar 30 2008, 6:08 pm.
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When I talk about infinity, it relates to something concrete. Is time concrete? No, not really. But time = existence. It takes me 4 minutes to write this post. Point A (start post) to B (push submit) = 4 minutes. If A goes into infinity, when do we get to point B? Now in the argument, point A could be considered the universe's creation. Which there is no defined point if it always exists. But point B is "this second". infnity <--------------B (right now) .............. ^--- wtf Infinity is not a number. You can't count up from A because it's not a number or a definite point. However, that still doesn't mean you never reach point B or that a point infinitely preceeding B doesn't make sense. Time != existence. Infinity doesn't have to be concrete. Furthermore, you're saying point A can't be defined, therefore your example fails because you're just defined a point A as the start, and not only that you defined the time from point A to point B which is 4 minutes. You can't then say point A extends into infinity, because it doesn't. ![]() See above for the reason of my texts. Your "reasons" are wrong, which is why your condescending remarks are not valid. So not only is there no point A, there is no A<----B relation. Time fails. ![]() You're failing in attempting to show how an infinite timeline is illogical, let alone infinity itself being illogical. This post was edited 2 times, last edit by devilesk: Mar 30 2008, 6:21 pm.
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Take away time and then define our existance. We would be motionless, thoughtless, static drawings on a universal 3D paper. Then forget my analogy. But point B is right now, and we came from a non-existent point A which is doing it's non-existing somewhere out in infinity land. And that makes sense to you? Infinity is illogical when it is a number. Not necessarily infinity itself. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Things to know: The squeaky wheel gets the grease
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Take away time and then define our existance. We would be motionless, thoughtless, static drawings on a universal 3D paper. And? Then forget my analogy. But point B is right now, and we came from a non-existent point A which is doing it's non-existing somewhere out in infinity land. And that makes sense to you? Yes Infinity is illogical when it is a number. Not necessarily infinity itself. Infinity is never a number, not even in an infinite timeline. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Infinity is never a number, not even in an infinite timeline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_real_number_line ;o |