Canvas of Babel

[ALandati96]

Would it be wrong to assume that something infinite would contain everything? No?

Similar to VSauce's explanation of the Library of Babel, and the theory that if the universe is infinite that there could be another you?

 

Adding to that is this theory that if you were to have a digital canvas of infinite size and each pixel were a random color of the many 16,000,000 colors you could choose from. Eventually you would have a picture of everything piece of art ever painted; every picture ever taken, ever memory held onto; and scene from every point in time everywhere.

I have tried to find articles or other claims to this but I could not find any, if you know of one please link it.

[swansont]

Your link is empty

[Carrock]

 

Would it be wrong to assume that something infinite would contain everything?

 

An infinite quantity of pure gold contains no silver.

 

 

Adding to that is this theory that if you were to have a digital canvas of infinite size and each pixel were a random color of the many 16,000,000 colors you could choose from. Eventually you would have a picture of everything piece of art ever painted; every picture ever taken, ever memory held onto; and scene from every point in time everywhere.

 

There is an infinite range of frequencies in the visible light spectrum; the number of colours is a lot less (or more) than 16,000,000 as colour is subjective and eyes cannot distinguish that many.

 

Main problem: where on the canvas is the picture of the entire canvas?

[ALandati96]

Way to kill the thought instead of help me get the kinks out and make it better.

[Phi for All]

Way to kill the thought instead of help me get the kinks out and make it better.

 

Maybe it was all kink.

[ALandati96]

 

Way to support something theoretical...

[Ophiolite]

Way to kill the thought instead of help me get the kinks out and make it better.

In general, pointing out potential deficiencies in an idea is an effective way of refining, developing and solidifying the idea, or - if the idea is fundamentally flawed - in illuminating those flaws, so that the idea may be abandoned.

 

Carrock's contribution should be seen in exactly this way. That said, I am not even sure what you were looking for. You end your OP with an appeal for articles addressing the idea. Carrock was simply confirming what you had seemingly stated in the OP - something infinite cannot contain everything. So, I am not sure why you are complaining.

[StringJunky]

No one is under any obligation to help keep your pet idea alive. The contrary response is normal from this kind of community..

[Carrock]

Way to kill the thought instead of help me get the kinks out and make it better.

 

 

I was just pointing out specific errors.

 

I looked at your second link and while it appeared to be accurate, I think it's pretty well impossible to use it for learning.

 

You might find this refutation, using transfinite maths, of the possibility of an eternal expanding universe

Philosophy of Science Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan., 1965), pp. 21-31 interesting. (free registration on site required to read it)

 

It's very clearly written as many people resist transfinite maths' concepts.

 

One 'expert' here knew its conclusions were wrong without even reading the abstract.

[Phi for All]

I was just pointing out specific errors.

 

Way to be reasonable instead of ignoring them so we could make guesses based on those errors.