2006-11-28 13:10:56 · 7 answers · asked by Guillermo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Eternity is the state of being eternal which is defined as having infinite duration. Infinity is the state of being infinite which is defined as extending indefinitely. Moreover, infinity is the endless or unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity and eternity is everlasting, therefore eternity is always infinite, yet infinity is not necessarily eternal.
2006-11-28 13:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Headshot 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say eternity has a starting point without end. Infinity has no beginning or end.
Good Q.
2006-11-28 21:14:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, "eternity" generally refers to time while "infinite" or "infinity" can refer to anything. Example: There are infinite numbers of fish in all the oceans of the world.
2006-11-28 21:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by hyostee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infinity deals with number, while eternity deals more with time. Both, though, are unable to be counted.
2006-11-28 21:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"mon26" is right. And in math there are actually several "flavors" of infinity. One way to combine them so you can intuit the difference is to ask: "If I started counting now, and had eternity to finish, what number would I reach?"
2006-11-28 21:17:02 · answer #5 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yeah.
those words are symonims.
but eternity is use to describe something
that doesn't have end.
and infinity is use to
describe something that is
immeasurably great.
2006-11-28 21:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by Naheidelyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think infinite refers more often to an amount, and eternal to a period of time.
2006-11-28 21:12:40 · answer #7 · answered by texascomet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋