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> In math there is the concept of having a first element... There is also the mathematical concept of not having a first element of a sequence, where each elem
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> In math there is the concept of having a first element...
There is also the mathematical concept of not having a first element of a sequence, where each element has an infinite number of elements indexed before it.
You seem to be arguing that the existence of a mathematical concept implies that the universe must follow it. In this case, you have one concept that implies a first element and another that implies no first element. They can’t both be true.
- nxmnxm99 5y agoNo, he’s implying that an infinite series doesn’t have to be infinite in both directions to be infinite.
- 1e-9 5y ago>...doesn’t have to be... That argues that there might be a first. To be clear, I’m not saying there isn’t a first. I’m just saying this particular argument doesn’t support the assertion.