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Comment author: dclayh 26 July 2010 08:28:41PM *  1 point [-]

All anyone has to do to change my mind is show me an infinite set.

Considering your brain is finite, I don't think you're entitled to that particular proof.

(Perhaps you're just saying it would be a sufficient but not a necessary proof, in which case...okay, I guess.)

Comment author: WrongBot 26 July 2010 08:58:42PM 0 points [-]

That's not the only proof I'd accept, but given that I do accept conceptual infinities, I don't think my brain is necessarily the limiting factor here.

Another form of acceptable evidence would be some mathematical proof that begins with the laws of physics and demonstrates that reality contains an infinity. I'm not sure if a similar proof that demonstrates that reality could contain an infinity would be as convincing, but it would certainly sway me quite a bit.