Quote Originally Posted by magicrules22311 View Post
It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination.

-Rob
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Whoever said that needs to learn some math. Infinity is not a number, and it cannot be divided. The term "infinite number" means that there is no end, no limit. It does not mean that infinity is actually a number. The number of points in a line is infinite. There are an infinite number of segments in a line. There are an infinite number of a points in a segment. Lines have an infinite number of segments, but lines and segments both have an infinite number of points. It is the same in both cases. Saying that something is finite because it is part of the composition of infinity is false mathematical analysis.

You also cannot divide a number by infinity. Infinity is not a number. Furthermore, extreme smallness is not the same as zero.

Maybe the passage was written from a deliberately irrational perspective for fiction purposes, but I felt the need to point out the false reasoning of it.