How might the infinity of number prove the existence of God?

[andyklein]

I read today that the man that formally heorized the infinity of number and set theory (Cantor) thought he was divinely inspired to formalize the theory. How could an argument run for this, especially since it would seem to do the opposite?

 

[AnimalSpirits]

I’ve never head this. As I recall, some Christian scholars were somewhat upset by his work because it proved that there is no “biggest” infinity.

 

[prodigalson2011]

To be blunt: it can’t.

 

[Ion]

It proves that the existence of God is not illogical .

 

[AnimalSpirits]

It proves that the existence of God is not illogical .

Care to elaborate?

I think there are a few steps inbetween “For all sets A, there are infinitely many sets with carnality greater than that of A” and “The existence of god is logically coherent.”

 

[Ion]

Care to elaborate?

I think there are a few steps inbetween “For all sets A, there are infinitely many sets with carnality greater than that of A” and “The existence of god is logically coherent.”

The universe is immense but it is finite. God is infinite.

 

[ShameonMe]

Care to elaborate?

I think there are a few steps inbetween “For all sets A, there are infinitely many sets with carnality greater than that of A” and “The existence of god is logically coherent.”

I think it’s skating around Cantor without specifically mentioning it. I think it was his theory, though I don’t know if he ever said it proved God, just enhanced his love of God.

 

[Ion]

If you think of integer numbers for example; you say let there be n,n+1,n+2 etc
the think is that no matter what number you chose n, n+1 is also an integer number; you can’t reach infinite from within a finite set, you can only to go towards it…infinite is not an integer number