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The Infinite Regress

How Long is Forever?

Which one is the real you?

Which one is the real you?

I think there is noth­ing more frus­trat­ing as con­tem­plat­ing the fea­si­bil­ity of infinity. It can be argued that if spon­ta­neous human com­bus­tion does indeed exist, that it is likely caused by the unfor­tu­nate per­son dwelling on an infi­nite regress for too long.  At least, that’s my hunch!  I should be clear from the start and explain that I do not con­sider infin­ity itself to be a fal­la­cious con­cept, but that it is often a sign that there may be some­thing very wrong with the rea­son­ing at play.

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