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Line 7: − :There is no ''a priori'' reason to rule out infinite regression in all circumstances. It may seem a superficially unsatisfying explaination to state "it's turtles all the way down", but that doesn't mean that infinite regression cannot exist. Of course, if there is a finite limit to the problem at hand, such as the age of the universe in the panspermia problem, then infinite regression cannot work. [[User:Nematocyte|Nematocyte]] 11:45, 8 March 2007 (EST)+
Debate:Is infinite regression ever valid as a form of reasoning, or acceptable as a way the universe works, or came to be? (view source)
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Postscript: This is a special-case type of page. The "article," as such, ''is'' discussion. That's the nature of a debate topic.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]] 23:41, 7 March 2007 (EST)
Postscript: This is a special-case type of page. The "article," as such, ''is'' discussion. That's the nature of a debate topic.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]] 23:41, 7 March 2007 (EST)
'''Yes'''. There is no ''a priori'' reason to rule out infinite regression in all circumstances. It may seem a superficially unsatisfying explaination to state "it's turtles all the way down", but that doesn't mean that infinite regression cannot exist. Of course, if there is a finite limit to the problem at hand, such as the age of the universe in the panspermia problem, then infinite regression cannot work. [[User:Nematocyte|Nematocyte]] 11:45, 8 March 2007 (EST)