Hey, this is some kind of Zen question, isn't it?
Merriam-Webster seems to define universal as infinite:
universal - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
So, could we also ask if infinity is universal? I had lately fallen in love with the question, "If parallel lines meet in infinity, where do they go after that?" Researching this post, I found that has been approached as a serious question. We are approaching Homer Simpson's circular theological question, "Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot even He couldn't eat it?"
Can we define the limits of knowledge in such a way that the definition can not be circumvented by theory?
Can we accept that our knowledge has boundaries? Those boundaries are not fixed. Each new discovery changes them. But an expanding boundary is still a boundary. I don't think the words "infinity" and "universe" mean more than that. Or less.
-lemit
p.s. Zen, Jesus, and theoretical physics in 150 words!
