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Pba- You answered twice but I can’t quite understand your point- care to be more specific if possible?
Here are my humble thoughts:
Numbers, by nature are meant to quantify, and quantification is almost synonymous with finity (setting specific values for things, no more, no less).
On the flipside- there’s no limit to how high numbers can go, so counting up could be infinite. There is however a limit to how low numbers go. That’s one answer (albeit a weak one) to the OP’s question of how to reconcile the numeric concept with the divine as they relate to Infinitism.
Interestingly, there are 2 unique numbers/quantities that are unlike any others -Zero (the absence of any quantity) and One (the existence of a singular entity) which conceptualize ideas that are beyond the normal calculative and quantitative function of numbers in the general sense.
I think there is definitely a lesson here- especially since a big part of our religion is rooted in numbers. Numerical values (9 digits) are often an aid to our written holy tongue (22 characters) which essentially make up the whole entire cosmos… The same way hashem manifests the divine vis a vis the 22- character alphabet,,/9 too- the same can be said regarding the numeric system. Deep stuff, all just made up, but could be very true.