folkertFri, Apr 27, 2007 Al, yes, I think I said the opposite of that; an infinite universe with a finite amount of physical material (condensed out of hyperspace?). I like the Wizard's idea as well—everything existing as a potential.
I think the universe is finite only in the concept you have of it in your own mind. As you think about it, you regard it as a whole; a concept; an idea. however, because it seems to be part of a potentially infinitely ongoing process that is ever evolving over time, it does not necessarily end, and in that way it is infinite.
Al, yes, I think I said the opposite of that; an infinite universe with a finite amount of physical material (condensed out of hyperspace?). I like the Wizard's idea as well—everything existing as a potential.
I think the universe is finite only in the concept you have of it in your own mind. As you think about it, you regard it as a whole; a concept; an idea. however, because it seems to be part of a potentially infinitely ongoing process that is ever evolving over time, it does not necessarily end, and in that way it is infinite.