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I found this on wikipedia:
Indeed, such a treatment of infinity is ridiculous, but treatments exist in our head and not in the universe. The universe did exist for an infinite time, but us humans have chosen to begin counting from a certain point, which is why an infinite past is possible.
What do you say to this?
If time were infinite, then as the universe continued in existence for another hour, the infinity of its age since creation at the end of that hour must be one hour greater than the infinity of its age since creation at the start of that hour. But since Aristotle holds that such treatments of infinity are impossible and ridiculous, the world cannot have existed for infinite time.
Indeed, such a treatment of infinity is ridiculous, but treatments exist in our head and not in the universe. The universe did exist for an infinite time, but us humans have chosen to begin counting from a certain point, which is why an infinite past is possible.
What do you say to this?