Q&A: Two Questions
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Two Questions
Question
Hello Rabbi,
1) If a balloon has been inflating forever, then it is of infinite size. So can it continue to grow beyond infinity? And maybe this is connected to the distinction between potential infinity and actual infinity?
2) Is evolution deterministic up to the stage at which humans have free will (because then there are also changes that are not predetermined)?
Answer
- I didn’t understand the question. What does beyond infinity mean?
- In principle, yes. Deviations from determinism exist only in quantum mechanics, and simply speaking, quantum mechanics does not affect things on the scale of evolution.