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adding on to this

Submitted by skindeep on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 4:10am.

in the footnote, on page 109, it says that the while the library contains all the grammatical sentences of english within its walls (which is infinite), the library itself is finite. this idea, of something infinite existing within something finite is currently amazing me. if we choose to believe in a soul, is that something 'infinite' that could be existing within our finite bodies? more so, is energy in itself something 'infinite' (it exploded itself into existence and space was born) that is contained in everything finite that we know? how do you contain something infinite?

and if there can be infinity contained, then is our power to choose and create finite while all the possibilities of choice and creation infinite? are we always bringing these seemingly opposing forces together?

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