Problems with an Infinite Universe

I think you are confusing two things.First, the size of the universe. We don't know how large it is. It could theoretically go on forever, or it could have a certain determinable size, or whatnot. However, we can not presently see all of it, so we can't say for sure. An infinitely large universe poses no direct problem.Second, the time the universe has been around. It is impossible for the universe to have been around forever before now. If the universe is 13 billion years old, you see all the stars 13 billion light years or closer. However, if the universe would be infinitely old (eternal) you would see all stars from infinitely billion light years or closer. Which we don't.

Doesn't that occur in any singularity? It certainly didn't seem to present a problem to the area of the universe that we live in.

And my argument is that this also happens in a finite universe at the big bang. Why would the size of the universe matter at a point in time where there is no such thing as size?I understand that you were pointing out that any space can 'fit' into a point during the big bang, but why put emphasis on infinite?This message has been edited by Melchior, 06-23-2004 12:12 PM