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| | *[[politics]] through dictatorships (infinite authority) and [[separation of powers]] to avoid infinite power; | | *[[politics]] through dictatorships (infinite authority) and [[separation of powers]] to avoid infinite power; |
| | *[[religion]] through the concepts like [[eternity]] (infinite time), [[Heaven]]/[[Hell]] (infinite joy/suffering), and [[faith]] (infinite belief); | | *[[religion]] through the concepts like [[eternity]] (infinite time), [[Heaven]]/[[Hell]] (infinite joy/suffering), and [[faith]] (infinite belief); |
| − | *[[statistics]] through the [[central limit theorem]], which states that the distribution of the average for a series of nearly any type of distribution approaches the [[normal distribution]]; and | + | *[[statistics]] through the [[central limit theorem]], which states that the distribution of the average for a series of nearly any type of distribution approaches the [[normal distribution]]; |
| − | *[[literature]], as in ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1890) and many great works inspired by it, which dramatically use a nearly infinite expansion of an infinitesimal time. | + | *[[literature]], as in ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1890) and many great works inspired by it, which dramatically use a nearly infinite expansion of an infinitesimal time; |
| − | *[[biology]], as observed by [[Louis Pasteur]]: “The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.”<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/692216.Louis_Pasteur</ref> | + | *[[biology]], as observed by [[Louis Pasteur]]: “The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great”;<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/692216.Louis_Pasteur</ref> |
| − | *[[sociology]]: traditional [[marriage]] is infinitely more stable than other types of relationships. | + | *[[sociology]]: traditional [[marriage]] is infinitely more stable than other types of relationships; |
| − | *[[rock music]]: paradise (in love songs, such as "Two Tickets to Paradise") represents infinite happiness. | + | *[[rock music]]: paradise (in love songs, such as "Two Tickets to Paradise") represents infinite happiness; and |
| | *understanding other terms: infinity helps define other terms concisely, such as "open circuit" (infinite resistance). | | *understanding other terms: infinity helps define other terms concisely, such as "open circuit" (infinite resistance). |
| | In addition, recognition of infinity — such as infinite time or infinite strength — is helpful on a personal level in dealing with adversity. Infinite time means infinite money, since time is convertible into money. [[Jesus]] often emphasized the concept of infinity in his [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s (see below). He rejected the mistaken view of the ancient Greeks that infinity is non-existent and incoherent.<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/] | | In addition, recognition of infinity — such as infinite time or infinite strength — is helpful on a personal level in dealing with adversity. Infinite time means infinite money, since time is convertible into money. [[Jesus]] often emphasized the concept of infinity in his [[miracle]]s and [[parable]]s (see below). He rejected the mistaken view of the ancient Greeks that infinity is non-existent and incoherent.<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/] |