Infinity
Infinity is the quality of going on forever, or being continuous. It is a quality that is almost inconceivable to most humans. It can be related to numbers, or even to the universe that we live in. With that being said, what if the definition of infinity is not as solid as it seems? What if an infinity can have an end? What if the universe that we live in is not the only eternity out there? What if there are walls that end our infinity? It is possible that there are an infinite number of options, elements, and ideas in our universe, but it is also possible that the space that we live in is not the only space that exists.
In math, there is an infinite number of terms between the numbers one and two. There is 1.01, or even smaller, 1.001. The more zeros placed before the final one, the smaller the number gets. If zeros keep being added, therefore causing the number to become infinitely smaller, the number will still never be smaller than one. On the other end of the spectrum, at the edge of the infinity between one and two, there is the number 1.99. Although this number appears to be the highest in this set of numbers that one can achieve, the number can be larger, or 1.999. In this case, as more nines are being placed at the end of the decimal, the number is infinitely becoming larger, but it is never going to become two. The number of terms between the numbers one and two are infinite. There can always be another decimal place added in order for the number itself to never exceed its boundaries, yet the numbers one and two still exist. Although in the infinity between these numbers, there is no such thing as a one or a two, it does not mean that the numbers are not real.
Many people view infinity as a set number that must in encompass all other things, therefore every infinity must have an equal quantity of whatever it holds. This, however is not the case.
Similar to the numbers in between one and two, there is also an infinite number of terms between the numbers one and three. The only difference between these infinities is that the infinity between one and three is two times as large as the infinity between one and two. All of the numbers in the infinity between one and two can be included in the infinity between one and three, and the number of infinite terms in between one and two is equivalent to the number of terms between two and three. Therefore, there is double the amount of terms between one and three, even though they are both infinite.
In relation to the world, scientists have told us through the media that the universe that we live in is infinite, yet constantly expanding. If this is the case, it begs the question: what is outside of this infinity. Maybe there might be parallel universes, in which there are similar aspects to the universe that we, as humans exist in. Another option is that there are completly different lifeforms, or maybe the concept of life is entirely different. The possibilities, even, are limitless, but if this universe does have an end, there must be something else outside of our infinity.
Hopefully, in the future, the technology will exceed expectations, and be able to find out if there is a definite end to the universe. Once there is an answer to that question, we might be able to find a way to break out of our own infinity and climb into whatever else is out there. On the other side of the spectrum, maybe this is the extent of our existence. Maybe there will never be an answer, and we will be stuck somewhere in the middle of our infinity for infinity. Then again, infinity is a long time, supposedly it’s even eternal.
