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  • F Forogar

    Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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    Lost User
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    How can something run into infinite if it had a beginning. What i want to say is, that the universe is bound to the subject that made it possible. So for example once the Sustainer disposes it, it no longer can be infinite it will be set to absolute nothing. Only in theoretical Math values can have a beginning and be infinite, but again, even so, when the environment is disposed, then that loop will also crash, because there will be no spectator and no physics. Do you not realize that the world is programmed just as you program something, only the Creator of everything is exactly knowing what He is doing, He is most-excellent at it. Do you expect yourself a programer and your apps intelligent design, while the universe and "life" came from Nothing?

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    • R raddevus

      I know. I was providing something for you to walk on. The point is if you could travel faster than the speed of light toward the end of the Universe then at some point all energy would be exhausted (not from travel but from the limit naturally created by an end of energy and you'd be at the end of the Universe. A physical thing must have an end -- a physical thing without an end is only theoretical. That is why we call it physical and not metaphysical. And I'm not saying that only in theory does the Universe end, I'm saying in fact it does because it is a physical object (we physical objects know this and study this and have our existence in a physical Universe). The instant you say the Universe is otherwise is the same instant it becomes non-physical and my final point then is that "all bets are off". So, the Universe (as studied by Scientists,Philosophers and Mathematicians) is a physical beast and as such has a limit and so has an end. Now you've heard the end of this discussion. :) Since, I've decided I am right. Yes, I'm kidding, but I do think what I've said makes sense. The Universe, if physical -- and it is, must have a limit. And if it isn't physical, then we aren't either. :laugh:

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      raddevus wrote:

      The Universe, if physical -- and it is, must have a limit.

      No.

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      • S Super Lloyd

        Out of curiosity.. didn't you understand my explanation? or are you trolling? I am really confused whether I need to explain or not...

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        Super Lloyd wrote:

        didn't you understand my explanation?

        I guess not. You asked a bunch of questions so I don't see that as an explanation.

        There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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        • Z ZurdoDev

          Super Lloyd wrote:

          didn't you understand my explanation?

          I guess not. You asked a bunch of questions so I don't see that as an explanation.

          There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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          Super Lloyd
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          If you are a one dimensional being living on a circle like universe. The circle has no end, yet it is finished. If you are a 2 dimensional being living on a sphere or a doughnut like universe, your universe has no end yet it is finished. There is a good chance we live on some kind of hypersphere... The question here were to make you think. It failed apparently. To be exact not a 3D space floating in a 4D universe.... a 3D universe of its own with such properties as a 3D sphere in 4D universe...

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          • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

            If you say it loud enough, we won't notice that you spelt it wrong! :laugh:


            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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            Nelek
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            I don't know how to spell it on english, that's on spanish

            M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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            • P PIEBALDconsult

              raddevus wrote:

              The Universe, if physical -- and it is, must have a limit.

              No.

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              raddevus
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              PIEBALDconsult wrote:

              No.

              The best and most rational argument in the entire conversation so far. :laugh: To which I reply, with a most stunningly intelligent answer: Yes, infinity +1! :rolleyes:

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              • S Super Lloyd

                If you are a one dimensional being living on a circle like universe. The circle has no end, yet it is finished. If you are a 2 dimensional being living on a sphere or a doughnut like universe, your universe has no end yet it is finished. There is a good chance we live on some kind of hypersphere... The question here were to make you think. It failed apparently. To be exact not a 3D space floating in a 4D universe.... a 3D universe of its own with such properties as a 3D sphere in 4D universe...

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                ZurdoDev
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                Super Lloyd wrote:

                It failed apparently.

                Indeed.

                There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                • L Lost User

                  If the laws of the universe are the same throughout the universe then the answer must be, "unfortunately yes". :-D

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                  Prilvesh K
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                  True but considering Yin /Yang Parallel universe concept, Windows 10 os would be opensource and widely welcomed and Linux would be closed source lol. Linus would be in Bill's position . :-D

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                  • M Marc Clifton

                    Forogar wrote:

                    Assuming the Universe is infinite

                    Fortunately the universe is not. ;) Marc

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                    Smart K8
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                    Wrong. The correct answer is: We don't know.

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                    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                      Seems like that's an integer underflow problem -- you need a bigger processor.

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                      Google it and you'll find the "proof" (as in mathematical proof) that shows how the number was derived.

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                      • F Forogar

                        Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                        Chris Quinn
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                        According to Einstein, the only two infinite things are the universe and human stupidity, but he was not sure about the universe.

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                        • F Forogar

                          Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                          Ygnaiih
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                          It just doesn't matter. We are sitting on one of know one even has a really good guess how many planets. There's no way, from here, to know if the Universe is or isn't infinite. I just don't care. :zzz:

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                          • F Forogar

                            Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

                            - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                            KC CahabaGBA
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                            There ARE bridges too far to cross. They may have avoided Windows 10 but likely are hung up on Doors 21.

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                            • M Marc Clifton

                              raddevus wrote:

                              So, science cannot deal with infinite.

                              Indeed. One of the reasons the number zero was not adopted by many cultures and banned by various religions is that the number zero leads to the problem of infinity, and only God can be infinite. That said, on theological grounds, since God is infinite, and infinite God could only exist in a finite universe, so I retract my statement that the universe is not infinite. ;) Marc

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                              Given the original thesis, today Marc proves the non-existence of God. I don't have the energy to go look it up to provide a reference, but Douglas Adams wrote a pretty funny bit about this in one of the Hitchhiker's books.

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                              • M Marc Clifton

                                raddevus wrote:

                                So, science cannot deal with infinite.

                                Indeed. One of the reasons the number zero was not adopted by many cultures and banned by various religions is that the number zero leads to the problem of infinity, and only God can be infinite. That said, on theological grounds, since God is infinite, and infinite God could only exist in a finite universe, so I retract my statement that the universe is not infinite. ;) Marc

                                Latest Article - Create a Dockerized Python Fiddle Web App Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                                Sucramsy
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                                Marc Clifton wrote:

                                since God is infinite, and infinite God could only exist in a finite universe

                                This assumes god exists within the universe and does not actually juggle a infinite number of universes in his hands... Just saying...

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                                  Google it and you'll find the "proof" (as in mathematical proof) that shows how the number was derived.

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                                  TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                                  Richard Deeming had a link and I was being facetious and snarky. :-D Pretty cool math.

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                                  • F Forogar

                                    Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

                                    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                    Kirk 10389821
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                                    There was one like this that I loved... On any planet in which intelligent life is found, the probability that they will explain their existence on a God is 1... To the original post, even if infinite, it may be the case that intelligence is only on one planet at a time! And I can't wait for Earths turn!

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                                    • Z ZurdoDev

                                      raddevus wrote:

                                      The Universe cannot be infinite

                                      Then where does it end and what's on the other side?

                                      There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                      Ralph Little
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                                      Assuming that you're not trolling :)... Just because something is not infinite does not mean that it isn't endless. A loop is not infinite (inasmuchas it has a measurable size) but doesn't have an end either. The Cosmos (and others) talked about this rather nicely with the 2D version of reality called Flatland. A Flatlander's reality could be mapped into our 3D reality by visualising it as inhabiting the surface of a sphere. The Flatlander walks and walks and soon finds themselves where they started. Seems infinite, but in fact is not. If you map our 3D space into a higher dimensional reality (which would be difficult for us to imagine and really requires pure mathematics to explore) then we could travel in any direction and end up where we started, the implications of which would be very hard for our puny 3D brains to comprehend. The Universe seems intuitively infinite because otherwise we assume that there must be an "edge" but there probably isn't.

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                                      • F Forogar

                                        Assuming the Universe is infinite then the number of stars in said Universe must also be infinite and therefore the number of planets orbiting said stars, that can support human-like life, is infinite and therefore the chance of there being at least one other human-like civilisation is infinitely close to 1. Therefore, do you think they would all have developed a Windows 10 O/S?

                                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                        Flipping a coin on a flat surface almost always results in heads or tails. But there is a very small possibility that the coin will come to rest on its edge. However, given a infinite number of flips, the coin will come to rest on its edge an infinite number of times. I believe infinity is best thought of as a convenient mathematical construct.

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                                          Flipping a coin on a flat surface almost always results in heads or tails. But there is a very small possibility that the coin will come to rest on its edge. However, given a infinite number of flips, the coin will come to rest on its edge an infinite number of times. I believe infinity is best thought of as a convenient mathematical construct.

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                                          Forogar
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                                          infinity is best thought of

                                          I try not to think about it too much! :sigh:

                                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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