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To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (51400)	6/2/1999 9:55:00 PM
From: Bob Lao-Tse	Read Replies (1) of 67261

Thinking more on this: The notion that eternity and infinity must exist in some form, that either the universe itself or that which is outside of the universe must eventually turn out to be infinite in both time and space, is a form of infinite regression. (Or maybe I should say infinite progression). As I understand it, infinite regression is the logical paradox that we can never move in space because whenever we try, we first have to arrive at a point where we are halfway to our destination, then halfway from the halfway point, and so on. Since we are always halfway between where we used to be and where we're headed, we can never actually get to where we're headed. Of course, those who believe this to be true need only walk towards a large brick wall in order to demonstrate the flaw in this reasoning. So infinite regression makes some kind of loosely defined sense logically, but doesn't have anything to do with reality as we experience it. Could the same be true of this infinitely progressive proof of some form of infinity/eternity? Food for thought. -BLT

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