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RE: Why the universe is most likely not infinite – Part 5: Popular argument against infinity
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's answered in the documentary too. You should watch it. There are several ways to approach it.
Given that there will be an infinite number of present times, then it is logically conceivable that an infinite amount of time has elapsed for each one of them. The limit of the past present time doesn't have to be the present time that you want to pick up, because that would be confusing and switching the necessary condition with the sufficient condition. I know, it gets confusing, that's how the logic works. This is only by resorting to Logic and Philosophy, not Physics. You can watch the documentary for more information.
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I don't think I'm going to watch it. But thanks for the recommendation.
I think this does not solve the problem, but multiplies it. As I see it, an infinite time can never end, precisely because if it ends it would have an end, i.e., it would not be infinite.
If we were to accept, just by imagination, that infinite time could elapse, then we could go back to the past, elapse infinite time, and arrive at the "beginning" of the universe. Does that make sense? Just as infinite time could elapse into the present, we could also do the opposite and travel into the past.
But then again, the infinite is that which has no end, and I don't see how anything infinite could end.
Thanks for your attention. I will take the video into consideration.
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