Life beyond infinity

In mathematics there is a sample that represents infinity. Infinity is an abstract concept, a number of some sorts. Unlike numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4 that are common in everyday use, infinity is a number beyond real numbers.

It represents something without limits and the name itself derives from the Greek word infinitas, which means,  “being without a finish”. Can you imagine something without a finish? Or better still can you imagine infinity?

We are born and socialized into a world system that believes that things have a beginning and an end. For this reason, those of us who aren’t mathematicians find the concept of infinity intriguing. Perhaps even more fascinating than the mathematical concept is the idea of going to infinity. What does it take to go to infinity?

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