Is Complexity Actually Simplicity Itself?
Try to imagine infinity. Now, try to imagine infinity plus one. Now, as you may have guessed, infinity plus one equals infinity. That’s because the infinite encompasses all that there is and being able to add one to it would mean that it’s not all that is, but that it’s finite. And if you can’t add something to infinity, then you can’t subtract something from it.
Finite = limited
Infinite = limitless
Therefore, any object that is infinite would, by its very nature, be undivided and it’s contents would be unseparated. Any object that is at all complex must have at least two parts. An infinite object, because it is undivided from itself or anything else, has only one part. Therefore, it would be the simplest object in existence.
Nonetheless, I have hunch that complex objects can be infinite and that, in fact, infinite simplicity and infinite complexity are one and the same.
Now, let us see if I’m right.
1 comment:
I would say you're not far off, Kris. Though I do think you're characterization of infinity as being "all there is" is a bit inconsistent with the balance of your description.
Evem the phrase "all there is" implies a finite quantity and so I don't think it's a good description of infinity. I do think you understand what infinity is, mind you… I just don't think that's a good way to describe it.
TRoutMac
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