Well - with respect, it is not within the possible bounds of evidence to claim that everything ends, because you would require an observer that had not ended.AverageBozo wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 9:26 am Everything in the real world has a beginning and an end eventually. The term, paleoinfinity, has a meaning but isn’t meaningful in the sense of having importance.
Is there a word for this concept?
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I see your point. I was thinking of an observer who had not been born yet. The first observer hcould report his observations to the next observer ad infinitum so to speak.Sculptor1 wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 4:43 pmWell - with respect, it is not within the possible bounds of evidence to claim that everything ends, because you would require an observer that had not ended.AverageBozo wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 9:26 am Everything in the real world has a beginning and an end eventually. The term, paleoinfinity, has a meaning but isn’t meaningful in the sense of having importance.
Was I off the mark after all, or would a chain of observers, carrying on without end suffice?
I appreciated your post, as it politely pointed out what I had failed to say. Again, thanks very much.
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thank youAverageBozo wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 6:27 pmI see your point. I was thinking of an observer who had not been born yet. The first observer hcould report his observations to the next observer ad infinitum so to speak.Sculptor1 wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 4:43 pmWell - with respect, it is not within the possible bounds of evidence to claim that everything ends, because you would require an observer that had not ended.AverageBozo wrote: ↑April 4th, 2022, 9:26 am Everything in the real world has a beginning and an end eventually. The term, paleoinfinity, has a meaning but isn’t meaningful in the sense of having importance.
Was I off the mark after all, or would a chain of observers, carrying on without end suffice?
I appreciated your post, as it politely pointed out what I had failed to say. Again, thanks very much.
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