# The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its thought-provoking ideas on infinite possibilities, its case against finitists, and its many fascinating facts.

## Why people recommend it

- Explores infinite possibilities (1 comments): "good book to realize there are infinite possibilities to explore" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48332287))
- Interesting arguments against finitists (1 comments): "had some interesting thoughts on why finitists are wrong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054514))
- Packed with fascinating facts (1 comments): "Jam packed with fascinating facts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46257954))
- Source of ideas discussed elsewhere (1 comments): "This idea is from, and is explored more, in a book called The Beginning of Infinity." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46714130))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/g-del-escher-bach.md): 47 recommend
- [Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-fast-and-slow.md): 17 recommend
- [Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-in-systems.md): 17 recommend
- [The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins](https://hackerapproved.com/p/selfish-gene.md): 14 recommend
- [Cosmos by Carl Sagan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cosmos.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143121359?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780143121350) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/beginning-of-infinity/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).