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So, while the Infinite Monkey Theorem is true, it is also somewhat misleading.

Is it though? The Monkey Theorem should make it understandable how long infinity really is. That the lifetime of the universe is not long enough is nothing unexpected IMHO, infinity is much (infinitely) longer. And that’s what the theorem is about, isn’t it?!

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Except the lifetime of the universe is quite small when compared to infinity, so it doesn’t really convey how large infinity is because it’s so much more.

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They don’t convey the same information.

Infinity isn’t really an amount of something.

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> typeof Infinity
'number'

Riddle me that, smart guy.

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Yes I know, but I was just trying to put into the perspective the person I was replying to.

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