tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post8291145045152766821..comments2024-03-28T09:51:55.365-06:00Comments on ECOLOGY WITHOUT NATURE: Speculating on Eternity and InfinityTimothy Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-32653601028051349962011-03-22T00:48:49.815-06:002011-03-22T00:48:49.815-06:00Thanks Henry!Thanks Henry!Timothy Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067377804366363020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-17995930606875133532011-03-21T03:31:41.460-06:002011-03-21T03:31:41.460-06:00First, I think we need to distinguish (perhaps you...First, I think we need to distinguish (perhaps you did) infinity and eternity, and I think it's important to think through the fact that the Greeks may have had a conception of the latter but not the former (yes, they had a mathematical notion of being without end, hte unmoved mover was eternal, not infinite).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-30066275769754038502011-03-20T19:24:00.281-06:002011-03-20T19:24:00.281-06:00The Big Bang Theory has some counter arguments, su...The Big Bang Theory has some counter arguments, such as the one provided by the Big Bounce, which describes the beginning of our Universe as simply one in a series of bounces. So I guess it's more a contraction and expansion. I don't know terribly much about the theory, but it did seem relevant to bring up. It seems to mathematically work out with new theories of loop quantum gravity. This is territory that's new and rather foreign to me, so if anyone knows anything more, please let me know. Also, I'm not sure I understand Henry's comment...Ajayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340326679316582655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-31812383606560107182011-03-20T15:05:10.486-06:002011-03-20T15:05:10.486-06:00This also does a number on Nietzsche's eternal...This also does a number on Nietzsche's eternal return.Henry Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051313050545406852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438289051411770399.post-65120464763141630932011-03-20T15:04:22.311-06:002011-03-20T15:04:22.311-06:00Hi!
There's actual proof available to you eve...Hi!<br /><br />There's actual proof available to you every night that the universe is not infinite: the dark sky.<br /><br />If the universe were infinite, the sky would be blindingly white with an infinite amount of radiation.Henry Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051313050545406852noreply@blogger.com