The Property Of Infinite Uncertainty; Part 2, ∞ = 1, Infinity Equals One

[CCoburn]

Infinity, to be sure, is not a new idea. It has clearly possibly been around for an infinitely long, long time.  Like most people, it’s a concept that I was first introduced to as a child. It is something that easily captures the imagination.

I remember inquiring about outer space at some point when I was in elementary school. I recall a male teacher that doesn't seem very familiar, so I'm thinking maybe it was a substitute or extra curriculum. So, the context became outer space somehow and I said to this teacher that it can't be infinite, and the teacher replied: "Well, if it isn't infinite, then what would be at the end? A wall?" And that was the gist of it.

Of course, I had no idea back then that the answer was as simple as 'nothing', and I could've even added that the perception and reality of space could be entirely different phenomena altogether.