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Essay by review • February 14, 2011 • Essay • 900 Words (4 Pages) • 993 Views
There is only one being, continuous, material, and motionless.
Let's take a moment to examine a number line.
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
It's pretty simple to understand. The line represents a distance, and the
"|" characters symbolize different points on the line-the exact points are
differentiated by the number below them.
Any number line is understood to have contain points which aren't
necessarily designated by a number. For example, on the above number line we
know that between 5 and 10 we can find the point 7. This example is
illustrated below.
5 7 10
In fact, it is understood that there are an infinite number of points on
any number line. Between 5 and 7 we can find the points 5.009852, 5.9, 6,
6.262623627000029873257690125762, 6.3336, 6.999, 6.9999, etc.
Rulers are examples of how we might commonly use a number line. Different
rulers mark off different distances such as yards, feet, inches, centimeters,
millimeters, and so on. Obviously rulers cannot be used to measure all
distances because some distances may be too small to be measured practically
with the naked eye.
Hypothetically speaking, let's say you had a worm and a razor blade.
Let's also hypothesize that this particular worm is two inches long. Now if
you were to cut this worm exactly in half you should have "two worms" each one
inch long.
If you then took one of those one inch pieces and cut it in half you would
then have two pieces each one fourth of an inch long-I don't really know how
many times you can cut a worm in half before it stops becoming two worms and
just becomes pieces of worm.
Theoretically, if you had the right tools, you should be able to continue
cutting that worm in half forever. You simply take one of those 1/4 inch
pieces, cut it, and then you have a 1/8 inch piece. Then you cut it again, and
you have a 1/16..1/34..1/68..1/136..etc. And why not? If you placed this worm
(prior to cutting it at all) on a number line and found it covered the distance
between 1 and 2 (and we all know there are an infinite number of points on a
number line) then you should be able to use the worm as a kind of ruler and be
able to locate an infinite number of points on it.
Okay, so now we know worms are an infinite number of points long.
Skyscrapers are also an infinite number of points long. Therefore, worms are
as tall as skyscrapers. Skyscrapers as tall as worms.
Because everything has an infinite number of points and is infinitely
divisible, then everything must be equal in length (width, height, etc.).
How is this possible? Simple. The universe isn't made up of many
different things, it's just one singular object.
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