The Never-Ending Quest for Infinity

It is clear that science seeks to explain the universe by taking into account the scale of what they're studying, be it macrocosmic, microcosmic, or somewhere in between. Eventually, the accepted authority must address the concept of infinity; they are confronted with the task of determining age, size and other characteristics immeasurable in certain phenomena. In a significant way, the resolution of these riddles are a source of much conjecture, and it seems that there is a constant progression of new and improved hypotheses to replace the last. For example, there are some cosmologists who suggest that the universe is contained in an expansive process, growing from a point of origin and continuing to some end, or seek to prove that time and space have finite dimensions with an innovative geometric solution. In the same regard, the infinitesimal study of subatomic composition is a source of modern theories about gluons or even quantum strings as the basis of all force-carrying particles. Both cases show a general lack of acceptance for infinite levels of structure in nature.

It is not unheard of that things go on forever, larger or smaller. In fact, such a statement negates a huge portion of the ongoing research. A good representation of infinity appears in the human intellect, when people wonder what they are. The number of possible answers to that question is infinite in and of itself, taking into account all of the potential factors, let alone the complexity of any explanation for life. On the other hand, the answer might be simple, involving purely the ego; maybe existence is just a figment of imagination and a person's essence is only constrained by the limitations of their self-awareness. The fact that people must find themselves and other things within some physical manifestation of universal laws is an indication of organizational skills. Of course, there is no way to regulate the course of nature, but people keep trying.

Imagine that!