X-Message-Number: 21768 From: Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 17:52:19 EDT Subject: Re: CryoNet #21756 eternity --part1_183.1b1f41ee.2bf80913_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A late answer about eternity for Mike Perry: Eternity is infinite, when you add any finite value to a finite sum you don't get anymore near the infinite. It may be counter intuitive one undecillon in no larger than one as seen against the infinite. If you are looking at finite increments, and say you get a step closer to your objecttive in doing so, then your objective must be finite, not infinite. For what we know of the physics, time may well be finite and so would be impossible. Yvan Bozzonetti. > .) We thus would approach eternity, not in > one fell swoop but inductively, moment-by-moment, a little piece at a time, > > using our hopefully developing wisdom, talents, and understanding of the > world. This I think would be a responsible approach that would not deny the > > value of striving for an endless life. > > Mike Perry > --part1_183.1b1f41ee.2bf80913_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21768