Atheists use this supposed paradox as a philosophical proof against God’s existence. This is the perspective from where my statement is coming from. The answer, if accepted, could change the way several religions understand God.
The infinite and the finite can coexist if all that is finite exists within that which is infinite.
Example: If the occupants of a spaceship see stars all around them, then they are in outer space. It matters not the size of the space they occupy which has been believed to be both finite and infinite at different times in history. The existence of the spaceship, the stars and the planets would not limit the size of an infinite space (whether that space is – or is greater- than our universe. Math not only supports the concept of the infinite and the finite, but my example also fits: Any finite number divided by infinity equals zero. Therefore, the size of the finite items within the infinite space do not limit the size of the infinite space.
The landmark religious implication to this statement for any religion believing in an infinite God is that the finite universe must exist within the infinite God.
We are ‘in the presence of God’ no matter where we go. It is, therefore, not that much of a stretch to think of this concept literally and in three dimensions. If God is everywhere and we are not, then we are in God… All is in God.
This may border on the heretical, from the Christian perspective, but it is biblically compatible, provides a means of understanding how God can be everywhere at the same time while being all-powerful. Plus, it ends the supposed paradox presented by the atheists that God cannot exist if only the finite exists.
When I thought of this, it answered all of the difficult questions I had about God.
One last statement: God’s knowledge is infinite. My knowledge is finite. The amount of knowledge I have does not subtract from the availability of knowledge for God to have. We can both know some of the same things, but God can know more.
Cody G. Carson