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Denial that [[pi]] contains pi is another manifestation of infinity denial. | Denial that [[pi]] contains pi is another manifestation of infinity denial. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[logic of infinity]] | *[[logic of infinity]] | ||
[[category:Mathematics]] | [[category:Mathematics]] | ||
[[category:Infinity]] | [[category:Infinity]] | ||
Revision as of 01:12, July 31, 2021
Infinity denial is a liberal tendency to deny the power, scope, or usefulness of infinity. The roots of this tendency made be a tendency to disbelieve eternity, or biblical parables or miracles that highlight the logic of infinity. Infinity denial is a type of the more general liberal denial.
Depression and pessimism can be the result of infinity denial. Indeed, atheism or agnosticism can be rooted in an illogical infinity denial, and by correcting this error then unlimited faith and happiness can follow.
Infinity denial includes an incorrect denial that an infinite series of numbers can have infinite subseries.
Denial that pi contains pi is another manifestation of infinity denial.
Apeirophobia
Apeirophobia is a well-established fear of infinity, by which an individual can even have a panic attack at the suggestion of it.[1]