Monday, September 19, 2022

My Thoughts On Infinity

 Four in one day! Impressive!

   This is going to get a little wacky. To me, the concept of infinity and its implications is one of the most interesting parts of math. It's not a very easy concept to grasp, and probably impossible to do justice to in a short little blog like this, so I apologize if you, dear reader, get lost or confused. Infinity is just so dang cool. The idea that the basic set of numbers that we use every single day is as complexly infinite as it is just intrigues me. It's really weird to think that not only the entire set of numbers is infinite, but the amount of odd and even numbers are both equally infinite as well. In a world where finite quantities and amounts are totally dominant, the thought of something that you'd imagine would just be impossible is really exciting to me.
    Much like itself, the concept of infinity is, in a weird way, infinitely complex. You can go from the idea that you can always just add one to infinity all the way to the idea that there are multiple levels of infinity that are, in and of themselves, infinite. It's crazy. The existence of such an unbelievable concept is crazy. Some group of really smart people thought all of this up, too. This is a concept that is entirely man-made. Sure, there are examples of infinity in the natural world, like time and such, but none of it goes into such insane depth as mathematical infinity. There's so many parts to it that I'd love to just rave about, but that's more suited for some sort of research paper that spans several pages.
    I'll leave with this little fun fact: the infinite amount of whole numbers that exist in total is, in a weird way that I can't explain, less infinite than the amount of real numbers that are just between one and two. Do some research into infinity. It's so much cooler than you'd imagine. I'll leave you to it. See you next time.

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