Which statement is more likely to be true:

[sniper762]

I hate to break it to ya poly, but your analogy sucks.

 

[PolyHedral]

I hate to break it to ya poly, but your analogy sucks.

Why? It accurately represents the properties of infinity.

 

[sniper762]

jeremiah, give one example of just one instance of existence being a finite thing.

ellen, you sure talk a lot to say NOTHING. you'de make a good politition.

 

[Penumbra]

jeremiah, give one example of just one instance of existence being a finite thing.

I'm not Jeremiah, but...

The speed limit of the universe is finite, at 299,792,458 meters per second.

 

[micrurus]

time itself is also finite, the big bang brought time into exictance. you cannot ask what there was before the big bang because you are essentially asking what there was before time

 

[sniper762]

penum and micr, your both wrong. not even closely related to finite.

 

[Penumbra]

penum and micr, your both wrong. not even closely related to finite.

Finite:

–adjective 1. having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable.

2. Mathematics . a. (of a set of elements) capable of being completely counted.

b. not infinite or infinitesimal.

c. not zero.

3. subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature: man's finite existence on earth.




The speed of light is limited, measurable, and not infinite.

 

[micrurus]

jeremiah, give one example of just one instance of existence being a finite thing.

ellen, you sure talk a lot to say NOTHING. you'de make a good politition.

do you accept the big bang theory?
if yes, you shoould do some reasurch about if before you believe in it
if no, its pointless to further argue about it.

but on a further not, i have never seen an example of something that is truely infinate. infinity has never been observed, we cant even know for sure that it exists in theory cause no one hase ever counted to infinity.

 

[sniper762]

speed of light, yes, but speed itself, no

thats like saying that the capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is finite.

you speak of a certain amount or measurement not the limits of the root subject.

time can be limited and measured within constraints, but in and of itself is infinite.

 

[PolyHedral]

thats like saying that the capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is finite.

It is. And time is inseperable from space, both of which are finite, though unbounded.

 

[sniper762]

finite AND unbounded? cant have it both ways

 

[PolyHedral]

Where's the edge of a sphere's surface?

 

[sniper762]

dah, the surface of a sphere has no edge

 

[PolyHedral]

But finite area. There you are: a finite, unbounded shape.

 

[sniper762]

nope, the boundaries of the shape is finite, area is not

 

[PolyHedral]

Got a proof? Because I could probably dig up the one for finite surface areas.

 

[micrurus]

nope, the boundaries of the shape is finite, area is not

you just solved the problem for the worlds overpopulation

we wil never run out of space

 

[sniper762]

our "space" on this earth is limited surfacely by its size. it only can be changed by expanding outward or utilizing inward.

 

[PolyHedral]

Well, yes. The surface of a sphere is limited, as you would expect. Something similar applies to time.

 

[Penumbra]

Sniper, you seem to be trying to bend definitions to suit your question after your question has been answered in a way you might not have anticipated.

MANY aspects of the universe are finite including several examples that you've been provided with, including the fact that the universe has a finite speed limit.