Some things are difficult to think about. Doing so seems to lead us in circles and a logical conclusion cannot be developed with what we otherwise believe we "know".
Eternity cannotes never ending time. I interpret this to mean that even if everything else were destroyed, time would continue to move on. That's a long time! In our world, we know that everything must have a beginning and an end. But time, even if it had a beginning, which is uncertain, has no end. How can we reconcile what can't happen with something that must happen?
Infinity is similarly a term that implies something without an end. The same dilemma we have with "eternity".
If we were to look into empty space and try to imagine a point at which it might end, we would know that there has to be something beyond that point. That is scary. What could we conclude except that the impossible is true, there is no end to space. No matter where we draw the edge of space, there must be something on the other side of that line.
These are the kinds of deductions which have forced people to conclude that something beyond the reality we know has done and is still doing impossible things. If we are impressed with the accomplishments of man who himself has unlocked many secrets of the universe, how much more impressed should we be with the force that put it there?
Eternity cannotes never ending time. I interpret this to mean that even if everything else were destroyed, time would continue to move on. That's a long time! In our world, we know that everything must have a beginning and an end. But time, even if it had a beginning, which is uncertain, has no end. How can we reconcile what can't happen with something that must happen?
Infinity is similarly a term that implies something without an end. The same dilemma we have with "eternity".
If we were to look into empty space and try to imagine a point at which it might end, we would know that there has to be something beyond that point. That is scary. What could we conclude except that the impossible is true, there is no end to space. No matter where we draw the edge of space, there must be something on the other side of that line.
These are the kinds of deductions which have forced people to conclude that something beyond the reality we know has done and is still doing impossible things. If we are impressed with the accomplishments of man who himself has unlocked many secrets of the universe, how much more impressed should we be with the force that put it there?
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