On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 7:31:14 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 9:20:36 PM UTC-6, Jason wrote: >> >> I recently wrote an article on the size of the universe and the scope of >> reality: >> https://alwaysasking.com/how-big-is-the-universe/ >> >> It's first of what I hope will be a series of articles which are >> largely inspired by some of the conversations I've enjoyed here. It covers >> many topics including the historic discoveries, the big bang, inflation, >> string theory, and mathematical realism. >> >> Jason >> > > You claim, > "Every very finite sequence recurs an infinite number of times precisely > because Pi goes on forever." Can you prove it? AG >
What you claim above is probably true, but doesn't apply to a universe where space is infinitely divisible since there exists an uncountable set of possible material configerations, as my example below demonstrates. AG "Similarly, should space go on forever then every possible finite > arrangement of matter occurs in an infinite number of locations." Even in > a finite universe, assuming space is infinitely divisible, this is false > IMO. For example, if we live in a finite 4 dimensional hypersphere with > only one particle, it can be placed in infinitely different locations and > no repeats is plausible. AG > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b86f2c43-1241-4453-a642-56aa4fe97fac%40googlegroups.com.
