The Infinite qua Infinite

Two different infinities exist. One is an adjective and the other is a noun. As an adjective, it means ‘without end.’ An example is the set of natural numbers, which are 1,2,3,4,.... or the set of odd numbers 1,3, 5,... Another example is the set of apples, stones, suns, flowers, etc. The other infinite is a noun and is often expressed as the infinite qua infinite. As a noun, for instance, the infinite God is both absolute maximum and absolute minimum . The circle in the pic is thus a close image of God since it has a minimum (the center) and a maximum (circumference). And, in complex numbers, which are plotted on the flat S-plane with zeros and 'without end' infinities, God is the infinite that surrounds the plane and limits the plotted complex numbers.

As a noun, the infinite is an attribute of God. It was thus appropriate for the early Jews to name God ‘the infinite God. This noun can be generated in any national language by beginning with the symbol ‘finite.’ The infinite, as a noun, is generated by negating (or removing from the universe) all finite things.’When one negates all finite things, one generates the symbol, not-finite. Here is the path of thought that led me to a scientific proof of God.

Plato gave my mind an intellectual boost when he rejected Aristotle’s definition of the symbol ‘not.’ Aristotle’s negation can move a human mind from something positive to its contrary (or opposite). This is the origin of Aristotle’s logic. However, Plato wanted to correct the negative thoughts of Socrates. Plato’s negation can move our minds from a positive idea to a new positive idea. The new idea is merely a different idea. Plato makes this argument in his Sophist dialogue, 257. Aristotle’s negation leads to logical reasoning. But, this movement can hide the intellectual tool that God gave us.

When the symbol finite is negated and our mind follows Plato, our mind is contacting the symbol infinite, which is something new and different. But, the symbol finite does not vanish with this movement of our minds. Only if logical reasoning is used, will all finite things be destroyed. The movement of the mind from finite to infinite tells us that infinite and finite coexist. This movement of the mind is known as both/and reasoning. This form of reasoning is a level of thought higher than the level of either/or logic.

My scientific proof of God follows Plato’s path of thought. This path of thought tells us that every finite thing in the universe is connected directly to an infinite God. There is nothing in between, as the song writer said, ‘Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. And, don’t mess with Mister in-between.’