It is impossible to traverse an infinite. If there existed an infinite number of days before today, then we would’ve never arrived at today. But we HAVE arrived at today, therefore the past is not infinite. The universe had a beginning.
If you stood on one bank of a river with an infinite number of stones between you and the other side, how long would it take to reach the opposite bank?
Exactly, if there were an infinite number of days before today, today would never be reached. Since today has been reached, it suggests that the past is not infinite, supporting the idea that the universe had a beginning.
It is impossible to traverse an infinite. If there existed an infinite number of days before today, then we would’ve never arrived at today. But we HAVE arrived at today, therefore the past is not infinite. The universe had a beginning.
How do you know?
If you stood on one bank of a river with an infinite number of stones between you and the other side, how long would it take to reach the opposite bank?
Or what if you just find yourself amidst the infinite number of stones?
What other side?
Exactly, if there were an infinite number of days before today, today would never be reached. Since today has been reached, it suggests that the past is not infinite, supporting the idea that the universe had a beginning.