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Does INFINITY actually exist ?
« on: 18/12/2019 18:23:37 »
Dearest Finite Chums,


Infinity eh ? It's good innit ?  But it doesn't really exist does it ? or does it exist ? It exists in word form but are there any actual things that are infinite ?


Does INFINITY actually exist ?

whajafink ?


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mwah mwah


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Oh Infinity, I wonder about you forever
But my life is finite, So, i'm not that clever.




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Re: Does INFINITY actually exist ?
« Reply #1 on: 18/12/2019 19:19:46 »
It remains a philosophical puzzle to ask if 5 exists, let along something a little more exotic like 'infinity'.
Are there actual infinities?  Sure.  That's how many bikini-waxed sheep it takes to makes a sweater.
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Re: Does INFINITY actually exist ?
« Reply #2 on: 18/12/2019 19:34:50 »
Quote from: Halc on 18/12/2019 19:19:46
It remains a philosophical puzzle to ask if 5 exists, let along something a little more exotic like 'infinity'.
Are there actual infinities?  Sure.  That's how many bikini-waxed sheep it takes to makes a sweater.


LOL..that reminds me to sharpen my epilator. Wanted to 'Shear' that with ewe !!    I'm off to exchange my £5 notes for coins !!
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Re: Does INFINITY actually exist ?
« Reply #3 on: 18/12/2019 20:15:37 »
Unless something has a defined end then it must be infinite. Is a line without end infinite then? Or is something without a defined boundary infinite? My thought for example?
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Re: Does INFINITY actually exist ?
« Reply #4 on: 01/04/2020 20:08:31 »
Quote from: neilep on 18/12/2019 18:23:37
Dearest Finite Chums,


Infinity eh ? It's good innit ?  But it doesn't really exist does it ? or does it exist ? It exists in word form but are there any actual things that are infinite ?


Does INFINITY actually exist ?

whajafink ?


hugs and shmishes

mwah mwah


neil


Oh Infinity, I wonder about you forever
But my life is finite, So, i'm not that clever.

Indeed, infinity is real. Proof? Get married
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