If we classify our world to 1) metaphysics 2) laws of physics & 3) physical part of the world, where consists of mass and energy, SPACE and TIME are parametrs of part 2, i.e. laws. Simply, these are not physical entities. So questions like : "Where is the end of SPACE? Is it finite? Is there any end to the TIME?" are not valid questions! Time and space do not exist independent of existing masses and energies. So the (reltivistic explanation of gravity by) curvature of space is just mathematical, not a physical phenomena anroud masses. This idea leads to this point: the distance between two imaginary singular objects is not a basic/independent parameter. The distance is equal to the delay of information transfer at speed C.
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A reply on Conversation: Are we able to wrap our mind around infinity?
On the other hand soul is not physical and is not limited to laws of physics which hold on the physical part of our world. We are not able to discover the laws of metaphysics and non-materialistic part of our world. So when we use the physical parameters like time and space about non-physical entities, simply no physical limits may be attributed to these entities and thus they seem infinite.
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A reply on Conversation: Is the general population of the west turning a blind eye to the actions they have unknowingly participated in in destabilizing the mideast?
Please give yourself a chance to evaluate the vast destruction in the world that US has committed under the cover of human rights. The American citizens may think this is in their favor and close their eyes. But they are victims, too.
A reply on Conversation: Are we able to wrap our mind around infinity?
I would like to invite you to take look at my conversations about unlimited space and time.
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A reply on Conversation: That empty space is a medium which conducts matter/energy (?)
I mean "physically exist" by word EXIST. May be I do not know better word to refer to this. I want you do differentiate between existence of mass and existence of a law of physics like gravity. A law of physics holds in our WORLD, but it does not exist like mass or energy.
I mean SPACE do not exist like mass, it is just a basic parameter for laws that govern mass and energy in the WORLD.
I hope it is clear.
Thank you for your attention!
A reply on Conversation: Are we able to wrap our mind around infinity?
I think SPACE and TIME are the basic parameters of our WORLD. Anything existing in the WORLD has dimension and duration.
( "in the WORLD" does not mean being physically inside some place called WORLD, it means that rules of WORLD governs on every matter and radiation existing.)
Another unusual idea is that in the case that there were no mater or radiation in the WORLD, then time would not pass. TIME, similar to SPACE, do not exist physically. So we should not wonder about the boundaries of time and space. The span of time and space in our world is as far as the collection of finite masses and radiations spread. There is nothing over them in time and space.
This view explains why non-physical beings like our spirits are not limited by time and space. Time and space are attributed to physical mass and energy.
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A comment on Conversation: Are we able to wrap our mind around infinity?
In this conversation I pointed out my idea about the space- time, as a WORLD of possibilities for existance, with its physical rules, without any limit (boundry, end, edge, etc. ) Our minds may understand this but our senses do not.
The matter and electromagnetic energy which have come to existance are limited (may not be infinite), and follow the rules of the WORLD. Our sesnses and measuring instruments sense these and discover the rules of the WORLD. I call the collection of all existing mass and energy UNIVERSE.
By above simple definition of WORLD and UNIVERSE , I conclude that WORLD is unlimited and UNIVERSE is finite. WORLD, as a possibility, is infinte, and the finite boundry of UNIVERSE is simply expanding at speed of light as the electromagntic radiations from so called big bang and later galaxies are spreading away from them.
So my mind does roughly understand (wrap around ) both infinite WORLD and finite UNIVERSE !
Also I understand that the CREATOR of WORLD and (later on) UNIVERSE has introduced himself to people through his messengers. Of course I cannot wrap my mind around the CREATOR !
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Sorry,I do not catch your points.
Are you replying to my comments?
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A comment on Conversation: That empty space is a medium which conducts matter/energy (?)
I think SPACE do not exist. Our (materialistic part of) universe consists of matters and energies.
However, the space IS something. It is the potential of existence with physical rules governing anything which exist.
So we should not assume that space is NOTHING!
Also I think matter and energy do not need any medium to exist or move.
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