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Ross A. Finlayson wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 6:46:18 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> > On 11/11/15 2:57 AM, HGW wrote:
> > > A collection of lengths defines a volume in Space.
> >
> >    Not true a collection of length in 1-D space only defines a collection
> >    of lengths.
> >
> 
> A universe of physical
> objects as mathematical
> objects, has that each
> relation among them, and
> those among them, etcetera
> and ad infinitum, each is
> another physical object,
> and there are not finitely
> many of them.
> 
> The universe of physical
> objects as mathematical
> objects would be its own
> "powerset" of physical,
> mathematical objects, and
> contain itself.  It is
> thus Absolute and Infinite.
> 
> In concrete mathematical
> resource terms, it's all
> one "Continuum".
> 
> There is just the one
> Universe.


i'm talking about REAL infinities, not mathematical infinities. 

There is no REAL infinity. The universe is finite.


or as they say...nothing last forever.