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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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| − | Use of infinity has advanced many intellectual fields, such as [[mathematics]] through [[set theory]] and [[singularity|singularities]], [[quantum mechanics]] through infinite [[uncertainty]], and [[physics]] through the [[Big Bang]] (infinite [[energy]]) and the speculative [[black holes]] (infinite mass density). In addition, recognition of infinity -- such as infinite time or infinite strength -- is helpful on a personal level in dealing with adversity. | + | Use of infinity has advanced many intellectual fields, such as [[mathematics]] through [[set theory]] and [[singularity|singularities]], [[quantum mechanics]] through infinite [[uncertainty]] density, and [[physics]] through the [[Big Bang]] (infinite [[energy]] density) and the speculative [[black holes]] (infinite mass density). |
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| − | Rejected by the ancient [[Greek]]s, infinity is a significant part of the [[logic]] of [[Jesus]]. Greeks '''''mistakenly''''' felt as follows:<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/infinite/</ref>
| + | In addition, recognition of infinity -- such as infinite time or infinite strength -- is helpful on a personal level in dealing with adversity. [[Jesus]] emphasized the concept of infinity often in his miracles and parables. He rejected the mistaken view of the ancient Greeks that infinity was non-existent and unintelligble.<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.}} [http://www.iep.utm.edu/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.}} | + | The ancient Greeks were flat-out wrong.</ref> |
| − | The ancient Greeks were flat-out wrong. Infinity exists, as universally accepted today, with consequences. | |
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| − | [[Jesus]] first introduced the concept of '''infinity''', and persuasively demonstrated its existence in multiple [[parable]]s (see below). The existence of an infinite [[God]] implies the necessary existence of the opposite: the void described in [[Genesis]]. Negative infinity, as implied by the existence of positive infinity, is the numeric equivalent of the [[Hell]] mentioned frequently in the [[New Testament]]. | + | Virtually all intellectuals accept that infinity exists and is useful. |
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| | + | [[Jesus]] persuasively demonstrated the undeniable logic of infinity in multiple [[parable]]s (see below). The existence of an infinite [[God]] implies the necessary existence of the opposite: the void described in [[Genesis]]. Negative infinity, as implied by the 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 == |