Throughout Human history, it seems that there is a reoccurring theme which starts with our solipsistic arrogance, where we assume that we are at the center and the purpose of it all, only to discover that we are indeed, only a tiny fraction of a much grander and much larger reality.
The geocentric model of the cosmos was replaced with the heliocentric one, only to be latter replaced with a galactic one, shortly thereafter being replaced by our current multi galactic understanding which has no "center", and now there is growing evidence that there was a universe prior to this one as is evidenced by gravitational anomalies in the cosmic microwave background and as predicted by inflationary theory. This is all possible and evidenced without mentioning the possibility of a single infinite universe or the highly speculative possibility of a multi-verse, as defined by the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics or other theories such as cyclic cosmology.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.01740All of this seems to suggest, that humans are not special, and that any reality that can exist does exist, and because it is self-evident that humans are possible we must therefore exist.
I want to take that above possibility as an assumption, if you don't think this is true that is fine, I'm not forcing you to, but for the sake of debate this should be an assumption that this is true.
What are the philosophical implications of an ultimate infinite reality that is like this, where whatever is possible does exist somewhere?
At some point in the distant past, the universe went through a phase of cosmic inflation,
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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Philosophically, I think infinity (whether it's an eternal cycle of a single recurring universe, or an infinity of universes in a multiverse) only gives more weight to existentialism, nihilism and absurdism, which are really just 3 different reactions to the same fact (the complete lack of intrinsic meaning and purpose to Existence). Religion is a 4th way of dealing with this, it just denies the problem...
Considering that, given an infinite amount of time, every possible occurrence will inevitably happen, however improbable, a googolplex of years has no more meaning than a nanosecond in an infinity of time... Wouldn't it make some sense to conclude that only the reality of an actual infinity could allow for the possibility of Existence (that any reality that can exist in fact did, does or will exist)?
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This implies that whatever conclusions we or anyone reaches about this subject will inevitably be reached somewhere.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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As for infinity, I find it useful to think of many things as existing in the infinite-dimensional space, as it keeps one's mind open to possibilities and does not box their mind in a narrow model - for example, instead of the typically used personality compasses with a finite number of axes (that do have their use), I find it better to use a compass with an infinite number of dimensions, leading to assessing each individual's psychology for what it is. Mathematicians also really like talking about infinite-dimensional spaces, as such spaces always offer unlimited field for experimentation and theorem-building.
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If it is possible, it exists. Period. How can there be any abstract reason for any particular action, when in some other universe something different happened? The only logical explanation for this is that there is no abstract reason for anything, everything that exists does because it has to, and in whatever way it exists it has infinite counterparts in other potential existences.
Has it ever occurred to you, that if there is an infinite afterlife, that there can be no difference between multiple forms of it? Somewhere contained within any infinity is all other infinities. This means that going to heaven to be tortured forever or going to hell to be eternally rewarded is no different than going to heaven for eternal reward or going to hell for eternal torture. They can not be different if they are infinite.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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We are assuming that the earth and the universe ARE NOT unique for this discussion.
There is evidence suggesting that this is in fact the case.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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I mean, it's not like you don't have cards to play here, maybe you just refuse to recognize them because of your egocentric attitude toward the potential existence of god, which is ironically, the strongest evidence against the existence of one.
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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Did you even read anything at the top?
We are talking about philosophy here, not your sky daddy.
If you have nothing important to say, kindly see yourself out instead of acting like an insolent bratty snowflake!
Stars formed, planets coalesced, and on at least one of them life took root.
Through a long process of evolution this life developed into the human race.
Humans conquered fire, built complex societies and advanced technology .
All of that so we can argue about nothing.
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The philosophical implications of infinity are endless opportunity, endless resources, and endless celebrations of time.
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