無 (nil) 限 (limit) 追 (chase) 求 (seek)Jean-Luc Ponty, in his Infinite Pursuit, loops instrumental sequences resembling hypnotic Wii muzak.
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In the pop song Du erinnerst mich an Liebe (Ich + Ich), the singer croons,
Da ist ein Weg so weit - there is a path very far away
Und endet in Unendlichkeit - that ends in infinity
Da ist ein Fluss lang und schön - there is a river long and beautiful
Ich kann das Ende nicht sehen - I cannot see the end
***This is the song that never ends,
As it goes on and on my friends.
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was,
And they'll continue singing it forever just because ->
...ad infinitum ∞
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Can we create a melody so beautiful it never ceases to move the listener, never fades into nothingness?
Dear Dr. Hahn Darlin,
ReplyDeleteIs the infinity of time in minutes a smaller number than the infinity of time in seconds? It seems as though it should be because each minute contains 60 seconds. And yet, each second can be mapped to each minute like so, giving us a perfect one-to-one correspondence:
Second 1: Minute 1
Second 2: Minute 2
Second 3: Minute 3 ...
On into infinity.
Does this then mean the infinite number of seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, months, and years are all equivalent? If so, how will I ever arrive on time to any of my appointments in heaven?
And it gets worse. Suppose we assume that time is infinitely divisible. In this sort of infinite time there is no one-to-one correspondence between any second and any minute, or between any hour, week, month, or year. That is, unlike an infinite amount of time made up of countable (discreet) units, in this sort of infinite time one second can be divided at any point, and the points between the beginning and end of a second are not countable.
Dr. Hahn Darlin, does this mean there are different kinds of infinite time?