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Silversoul
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Infinite
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Infinite = not finite Boundless = without bounds Immeasurable = beyond measure Limitless = without limit
Does anyone else find it interesting that all the words for this concept are constructed as negations of another word?
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Boundless
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Language bonds.
Only the meaning, concept, or abstract notion beyond the language can be free.
In other words, "I" is not I, yet, I am.
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I'm not.
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Yeah, because we live in an appreciative manner, and we learn through comparison and measurements. In order to make an appreciation that can be understood, we use as a point if reference something definite.
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This is the world of the Relative.
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Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show, That the dear She might take some pleasure of my pain: Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain.
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Especially during the holidays.
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I thought they all disowned you...
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Icelander
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They just send money.
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I usually get a vial of honey oil for Christmas from my dad.

Dad as a young man.
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Is that your mom in the pic below your dad?
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think about this... No matter how infinate the universe is, it's still finite
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Icelander
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OK I thought about it.
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Did it hurt?
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Yes it did.
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that's what I'm here for... to test your boundaries of logic:)
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logic?
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I dont seem to have any
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here ya go 
warm mug of logic
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i never drank a cup of coffee my entire life! and this is a true statement
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Proofs?
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unless you count iced coffee from dunkin donuts, because i drank a couple of them
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Icelander
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I knew it.
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There are other ways to define those words without using a negation of the base word.
Immeasurable : cannot be quantitized
or something similar
Infinite : without end
etc.
Many words can be defined as negations, and there is nothing really significant about it.
Immobile : not mobile, lol
Obviously, when a prefix such as Im- or In- or a suffix such as -less is added to a word, the newly formed word can be defined as a negation of the base word. Though you really shouldn't use the word you are defining in the definition of itself
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Re: Infinite [Re: skydog]
#7742789 - 12/10/07 09:17 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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the concept of infinity is just like the concept god. they are one in the same...just think about it.
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Yip, and we are g*d's' finite representations of context within finite space-time in a seemingly infinite space-time-continuum..
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Quote:
BlueCoyote said: Yip, and we are g*d's' finite representations of context within finite space-time in a seemingly infinite space-time-continuum..
and its not so bad here most of the time:)
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