Space cannot be infinite because then there would be an infinity of solar system, meaning an infinity of planets resulting in an infinity of peoples. There cannot be an infinite of peoples because there cannot be an infinity of spirits.
Infinity is not a number. It just never stop going but that is impossible. Only numbers go to infinity but most numbers will never be used since they go to infinity meaning that trillions of trillions of trillions of number will not be used. Actually, what I just said is wrong. infinity doesn't represent a large number. An infinity of numbers will never be used. That's the actual statement. And time might be infinite too.
Its sorta hard to explain though..
One thing about these trains of thought is that you have to keep supporting your claims. Your argument, there cannot be infinite solar systems because there cannot be infinite planets because there cannot be infinite people because there cannot be infinite spirits because there cannot be infinite... Infinite what? You have to keep going. Granted, you have to stop somewhere. But you can't stop until you reach a scientific law. Eventually you may reach 'because of thermodynamics' or 'because of gravity.' Something like that.
That notwithstanding, you make alot of assumptions in your argument. The whole big bang goes off of alot of assumptions, as well. I'll allow that something like Evolution does, too, but it is supported by so much objective evidence that it becomes a logical belief. The evidence outweighs the assumptions. With the big bang theory, the assumptions outweigh the evidence. That's not to say it's wrong. That's just to say that we are incredibly ignorant about quantam physics and dark matter and black holes, etc. We've alot of hypothesis on this idea. Very few theories. So we can't use the big bang as an assumption.
So, yeah, people who try and qoute the 'expanding universe' thing as some scientific concensus, or the idea that 'light hasn't reached every corner of the galaxy yet' as fact are being presumptious. I've read some stuff about Stephen Hawking's/Einstien's ideas. Nothing major, so I'm no expert. But realize that sooo much of the concepts presented by either of those gentelman are thought expiriments. They are interesting to think about, and certainly presented by remarkably intelligent gentleman, but they have little objective value.
My point is that nobody knows the answer to the question invited in the OP. It is fun to discuss, but if everyone talks about this topic under the pretense that there aren't any sides as these are suppositional/conjectural opinions than the discussion will go much smoother. No-one should try and take an I'm right, you're wrong attitude. We are all just having a friendly discussion on the 'maybes' of science. Or we should, at any rate.
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