Schik wrote:
Level: ∞
Please. Ouroborous is the lowest level of infinity, aleph null. There are in fact an infinite number of infinities, designated in "
rank order"
by aleph_(n), where n is some number. I think we're talking at least level: aleph_(aleph null).
Or possibly level:
Aleph_
(aleph_
(aleph_
(aleph_
...nested to aleph null levels...
)
)
).
Or even level:
Aleph_
(aleph_
(aleph_
(aleph_
(...nested to aleph_(aleph null) levels...)
)
)
).
Hell, we could just call it level:
Aleph_(aleph_(aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph null levels...
))) levels...
)))).
But hey, why not just make the nesting infinite? We could have level:
Aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
(repeated aleph null times)...
)) levels...
)) levels...
)).
But that opens the door to level:
Aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
(repeated aleph_(aleph null) times)))...
)) levels...
)) levels...
)).
And that in turn leads naturally to to level:
Aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
(repeated aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph null levels...
)) times
)) levels))
levels))
)).
But now we're in trouble, because we have level:
Aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
(repeated aleph_(aleph_(...
nested to aleph_(aleph_(...
(repeated aleph null times)...
levels...))
times)))
levels))
levels))
)).
And that middle nesting sequence could potentially be repeated indefinitely. Aleph null times, in fact. Or aleph_aleph(null). Or nested and repeated aleph null. And that will itself generate another, larger pattern that can be repeated an infinite number of times. This process will, of course,
itself be workable for an infinite number of times. Or aleph null. Or aleph null nested and repeated.
I think, taken to its conclusions (especially if we get
silly about it), this may possibly require more space than the title entry on the sidebar has to offer.
Maybe we could just sort of call him Alpha and Omega?
Edit: Well, that's the mother of all post collisions. Why could you not have decided a few minutes later, o Legendary Roach Egg?
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[Last edited by Fafnir at 01-18-2007 08:51 PM]