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Subject: Re: Which makes more sense: a finite or infinite universe?
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Ross Finlayson wrote:
> 
> On 10/29/2026 09:44 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > amirjf wrote:
> >>
> >> Which makes more sense: a finite or infinite universe?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >
> >
> > 'In the beginning,.."
> >
> > "In"
> >
> > in
> > /in/
> > preposition
> >
> >      expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be
> > enclosed or surrounded by something else.
> >
> >
> > Beginning
> >
> >
> > to start
> >
> >
> > infinite has no beginning or end.
> >
> >
> > So, most likely your universe is finite.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> Eternity since forever.
> 
> A few hundreds years ago, Earth was 6,000 years old.
> 
> By a hundred years ago, the dinosaurs lived millions
> of years ago.
> 
> In the 1960's, the Universe was 3 billion years old.
> In the '80's, it was 6-10.
> By the Y2K, it was more than 13.6 billion years old,
> and it got 200 million years older every year.
> Then, JWST at least doubled that.
> 
> At this rate, it will be arbitrarily old, soon enough.
> 
> Also "particles" get an order of magnitude smaller
> every few years, with "NIST PDG CODATA" and
> "running constants".
> 
> So, according to science, its age/size is going to infinity,
> and its grain is going to smooth.
> 
> Most likely you are afraid of infinity and continuity.


Okay, let's start at 'the beginning'...

I count 1,2,3,4,5,6------13.6 billion



Infinity has no beginning.


How can I start a count???

Do I start counting before the beginning??


i'm not good at math...

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to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, 
and challenge the unchallengeable.