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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> | | 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> |
| | {{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.}} | | {{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.
| + | The ancient Greeks were flat-out wrong. Infinity exists, and that has tremendous logical consequences. |
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| − | The existence of infinity implies the existence of two opposites, [[zero]] and [[negative infinity]]. Zero is the amount that is infinitely small. This logically suggests that the existence of an infinite [[God]] implies the necessary existence of the opposite, or the void described in [[Genesis]]. Negative infinity would represent the [[Hell]] mentioned frequently in the [[New Testament]].
| + | For example, the existence of infinity implies the existence of its two opposites, [[zero]] and [[negative infinity]]. Zero is the amount that is infinitely small. This logically suggests that the existence of an infinite [[God]] implies the necessary existence of the opposite, or the void described in [[Genesis]]. Negative infinity, which is also implied by thee existence of positive infinity, is the numeric equivalent of the [[Hell]] mentioned frequently in the [[New Testament]]. |
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| | === Teachings about infinity by Jesus === | | === Teachings about infinity by Jesus === |
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| | [[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]]. [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the [[OED]]. But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”). | | [[Anselm]] focused on infinity to prove the divinity of [[Christ]]. [[Chaucer]] referenced "infinity" in 1374, according to the [[OED]]. But [[Shakespeare]] used infinity more than anyone up until his time, in such classics as [[Hamlet]] ("A king of infinite space") and [[Romeo and Juliet]] (“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”). |
| − | | + | === Similarities to zero === |
| | + | 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 and economics === |
| | The opposite of infinity is [[scarcity]], which is the focus of [[economics]]. | | The opposite of infinity is [[scarcity]], which is the focus of [[economics]]. |
| − | | + | === Infinity and mathematics === |
| | Infinity is denoted in mathematics by this symbol:<math>\infty\,</math>, looking like an 8 on its side. | | Infinity is denoted in mathematics by this symbol:<math>\infty\,</math>, looking like an 8 on its side. |
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