“In all of my universe I have seen no law of nature, unchanging and inexorable. This universe presents only changing relationships which are sometimes seen as laws by short-lived awareness. These fleshy sensoria which we call self are ephemera withering in the blaze of infinity, fleeting aware of temporary conditions which confine our activities and change as our activities change. If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.” IfsSelfUseLawUniverseNamesConditionsAwarenessActivityAbsolutesLabelsTemporaryInfinityLaws Of NatureUnchangingInexorableShort LivedWitheringEphemera Author:Frank Herbert
“[Georg Cantor was the first to prove that there could be a series of infinities; that infinities come in an infinite number of sizes.] Thus Cantor's Absolute is a perfect image for what we experience of God. When I speak of a Big Enough God I am not merely thinking of an Infinite God, but the God of infinities, the Absolute, which either chooses to reveal itself or remains veiled in mystery. Modern mathematics does begin to feel like the language that God talks.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsDoeEnoughBigsSpeakLanguagePerfectNumbersMysteryModernProveAbsolutesInfiniteMathematicsRemainsSeriesSizeInfinity Author:Sara Maitland
“In the mind there is no absolute or free will; but the mind is determined to wish this or that by a cause, which has also been determined by another cause, and this last by another cause, and so on to infinity.” MindLastsWishCausesAbsolutesDeterminedFree WillInfinity Book:Ethics Source: Ethics
“The study of infinity is much more than a dry academic game. The intellectual pursuit of the absolute infinity is, as Georg Cantor realized, a form of the soul's quest for God. Whether or not the goal is ever reached, an awareness of the process brings enlightenment.” SoulGodFormGamesProcessGoalEducationStudyAwarenessIntellectualEnlightenmentAbsolutesMathematicsMathPursuitDryInfinityAcademicQuests Book:Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite Source: Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
“The idea of infinity cannot be expressed in words or even described, but it can be apprehended through art, which makes infinity tangible. The absolute is only attainable through faith and in the creative act.” ArtIdeasCreativeAbsolutesInfinityTangible Author:Andrei Tarkovsky