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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 ===

=== 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 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 at the end of the parable of the vineyard workers, a parable that illustrates that infinity cannot be diminished.

 

=== Infinity and economics ===

=== 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]].