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'''Infinity''' is the amount that is impossible to exceed or diminish.
 
'''Infinity''' is the amount that is impossible to exceed or diminish.
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Rejected by ancient [[Greek]] philosophers and mathematicians, infinity is a significant part of the [[logic]] of [[Jesus]].
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Rejected by ancient [[Greek]] philosophers and mathematicians, infinity is a significant part of the [[logic]] of [[Jesus]]. The Greek rejection of infinity was as follows:<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/infinite/</ref>
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{{cquote|The Ancient Greeks generally conceived of the infinite as formless, characterless, indefinite, indeterminate, chaotic, and unintelligible. The term had negative connotations and was especially vague, having no clear criteria for distinguishing the finite from the infinite.}}
 
Infinity has surprising similarities to [[zero]].  Neither can be diminished, and the multiplication or division of either cannot change it.  While infinity and zero are opposites, neither is stronger or superior to the other: multiplication of infinity by zero yields an indeterminate result.  As a pair they illustrate the logical truth that "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last" as taught by Jesus.
 
Infinity has surprising similarities to [[zero]].  Neither can be diminished, and the multiplication or division of either cannot change it.  While infinity and zero are opposites, neither is stronger or superior to the other: multiplication of infinity by zero yields an indeterminate result.  As a pair they illustrate the logical truth that "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last" as taught by Jesus.
  
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