> And while it's impossible to say what is a lot or a little of a continuous quantity like time, 8 is not a lot of something. If you had a handful of 8 peanuts,

> And while it's impossible to say what is a lot or a little of a continuous quantity like time, 8 is not a lot of something. If you had a handful of 8 peanuts, or a shelf of 8 books to choose from, the quantity would definitely seem limited, no matter what your lifespan was. If you had 8 cars to choose from, it wouldn't seem so limited, would it? The idea that you can take a number, and in absolute sense say that it's "not a lot" is bizarre. Even 8 books might seem like a lot in a different situation, like if someone packed that many books in his suitcase for a weekend trip.