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'''Infinity''' means beyond enumeration.<ref>This improved definition comports best with the use of the term in mathematics, in everyday life, and across cultures and languages.</ref>  Appreciation of infinity is remarkably useful mentally, emotionally, and on a personal level.  Infinity helps define other terms ("paradise" is infinite happiness; "[[Hell]]" is infinite distress; in electronics, a "capacitor" has infinite resistance).  Anxiety or fear about infinity is a psychiatric condition known as "apeirophobia", which exists because infinity is real.

'''Infinity''' means beyond enumeration.<ref>This improved definition comports best with the use of the term in mathematics, in everyday life, and across cultures and languages.</ref>  Appreciation of infinity is remarkably useful mentally, emotionally, and on a personal level.  Infinity helps define other terms ("paradise" is infinite happiness; "[[Hell]]" is infinite distress; in electronics, a "open circuit" has infinite resistance).  Anxiety or fear about infinity is a psychiatric condition known as "apeirophobia", which exists because infinity is real.

The food supply is essentially infinite in cultures where obesity is a problem; wealth is essentially infinite for those who cannot spend it all in their lifetime; and time is infinite for those who waste it.  "More" in those situations is meaningless; less is nothing to have anxiety about.  Some scoff at primitive cultures that use infinity rather than large numbers, but that is an effective way of viewing quantities larger than meaningful.  Also, infinity reinforces the primacy of the future (which is infinite) over the past (merely finite).  Given that "time is money," "infinite time" ([[eternal life]]) is "infinite money" and the concept is helpful in dealing with financial anxiety.

The food supply is essentially infinite in cultures where obesity is a problem; wealth is essentially infinite for those who cannot spend it all in their lifetime; and time is infinite for those who waste it.  "More" in those situations is meaningless; less is nothing to have anxiety about.  Some scoff at primitive cultures that use infinity rather than large numbers, but that is an effective way of viewing quantities larger than meaningful.  Also, infinity reinforces the primacy of the future (which is infinite) over the past (merely finite).  Given that "time is money," "infinite time" ([[eternal life]]) is "infinite money" and the concept is helpful in dealing with financial anxiety.

*paintings: infinity dreamscapes, as in the [[Surrealist]] ''Mama, Papa Is Wounded!'' (1927);<ref>https://www.history.com/topics/art-history/surrealism-history</ref> and

*paintings: infinity dreamscapes, as in the [[Surrealist]] ''Mama, Papa Is Wounded!'' (1927);<ref>https://www.history.com/topics/art-history/surrealism-history</ref> 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/]

The ancient Greeks were flat-out wrong.</ref>  Today acceptance of infinity is universal, despite the adamant denial by the ancient Greeks and others throughout history.  The devoutly [[Christian]] mathematician [[Georg Cantor]] even proved that some infinities are larger than others.

The ancient Greeks were flat-out wrong.</ref>  Today acceptance of infinity is universal, despite the adamant denial by the ancient Greeks and others throughout history.  The devoutly [[Christian]] mathematician [[Georg Cantor]] even proved that some infinities are larger than others.