Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Nothing Is Infinite

I like the idea of infinity. It's a fascinating concept to me — something that goes on forever, never stopping, never running out of power. Of course, the first thing to understand about infinity is that it is only a concept. Nothing in this universe is truly infinite.

Some resources are in incredible quantity. They might be so abundant that you can't go through them all in your lifetime. But eventually, they will run out.

Systems don't last forever. At least, they don't without very careful planning and/or an intricate balance in place. Infinity is interesting to toy with in fiction, in the realms of fantasy, but if you are wanting to go for realism, then consider the world you are working in, what is being consumed, how quickly it's going, how quickly it gets replenished, and when it will be gone forever at that rate.

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