Don't the concept of zero and the concept of infinity argue against each other?

[Linsey]

Zero says there is a point at which nothing exists. It's empty and holds no value. Infinity suggests that numbers continue on and on, smaller or larger. If numbers continue to infinity then zero doesn't exist because you never reach a point with no value.

 

[Doge]

you are confusing theoretical mathematics with everyday arithmetics.
you have 1 apple, you eat 1 apple, you now have 0 apples
you have £10 in the bank, you withdraw £20, you now have -£10 in the bank....plus -£30 overdraft fee you now have -£40 ... those bastards lol

 

[D.W.]

Numbers getting smaller: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

 

[spoon737]

I'm not seeing the logic here. If you insist on interpreting numbers quantitatively (the formal definition of our numbers in mathematics is independent of the quantities they traditionally represent, which makes this entire argument a moot point), what is the issue in starting with nothing and successively adding numbers indefinitely, generating an infinite set? You don't "reach" zero because you start at zero. So, there is absolutely no reason why zero and infinity can't coexist.

 

[δoτ]

You start with nothing and continue to infinity.