12-22-2022, 07:00 AM
Infinity will definitely mess with your head. There is some evidence that we humans couldn't always comprehend a concept such as infinity. Or zero for that matter. Don't even start with negative infinity!
In 8th grade or so my teacher posited the following conundrum: He said, "Between me and the door is a finite distance that contains an infinite number of 1/2 distances. That is, I go half way, then go half way again, and again. How can I reach an infinite number of half way points but still cross the distance in a finite time?" Well, I pondered that for 20yrs before I came to a satisfactory conclusion. Kept me off the streets at least
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In 8th grade or so my teacher posited the following conundrum: He said, "Between me and the door is a finite distance that contains an infinite number of 1/2 distances. That is, I go half way, then go half way again, and again. How can I reach an infinite number of half way points but still cross the distance in a finite time?" Well, I pondered that for 20yrs before I came to a satisfactory conclusion. Kept me off the streets at least
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