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== [[Infinity]] ==

== [[Infinity]] ==

The concept of infinity was hotly debated, sometimes even rejected, by Greek mathematicians and philosophers.<ref>http://descmath.com/diag/ancients.html</ref>  [[Aristotle]] and [[Pythagoras]], for example, both rejected the existence of actual infinity.<ref>http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Infinity.html</ref>

The concept of infinity was hotly debated, sometimes even rejected, by Greek mathematicians and philosophers.<ref>http://descmath.com/diag/ancients.html</ref>  [[Aristotle]] and [[Pythagoras]], for example, both rejected the existence of actual infinity.<ref>http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Infinity.html</ref> In modern times, such ideas are formalized by the mathematical school of [[Intuitionism]], founded by [[Luitzen Brouwer]].

The word "infinite" is mentioned three times in the text of the [[King James Version]] (Job 22:5; Ps 147:5; Nah 3:9), and once in an explanatory footnote (Nah 2:9), all in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>http://classic.net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Infinite</ref>

The word "infinite" is mentioned three times in the text of the [[King James Version]] (Job 22:5; Ps 147:5; Nah 3:9), and once in an explanatory footnote (Nah 2:9), all in the [[Old Testament]].<ref>http://classic.net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Infinite</ref>