> the problem with infinity is that anything that can possibly happen will happen.
Not necessarily. There are different cardinalities (sizes) of infinity. Your statement can only be true if the cardinality of time is at least as high as the cardinality of all possible events; I don’t know enough math (or physics) to pin either of these down, but it’s not obviously true.
Re:Thoughts on Man's Purpose in Life (1977)
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday June 21, 2019 @11:01AM
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That's an interesting point that, sadly, I also lack the requisite understanding to properly consider.
1) According to most cosmological models the universe will eventually end.
2) Even if it didn't, the problem with infinity is that anything that can possibly happen will happen, including the extinction of everything ever descended from ourselves.
One is forced to consider that the journey must be more meaningful than the destination.