Why it is Impossible for the Universe to be Finite

While they are shocking for most cosmologists, the Webb photos of elderly galaxies existing over 13 billion light years distant are not the only indications the universe is not finite.

Here I list five reasons the universe cannot be finite.

First we need to get some definitions straight. Today’s cosmogonists imagine a finite, expanding 4-D universe of limited extent, while we assume the universe is 3-D with unlimited extent. In a previous essay on “Time is Motion,” I dispensed with Einstein’s objectification. If you still think time is the fourth dimension, you may wish to stop reading now.

This list cannot be completely comprehensive because the listing itself would be infinite. Nonetheless, the explanatory success of Infinite Universe Theory is demonstrated in this short list as it is in all my work in scientific philosophy. Be reminded it is impossible to know for sure whether the universe is finite or infinite. We can only assume one or the other. Here is the form of infinity that underlies The Ten Assumptions of Science, neomechanics, and Infinite Universe Theory:

The Eighth Assumption of Science, infinity (The universe is infinite, both in the microcosmic and macrocosmic directions).

Now, on to some of the reasons the universe cannot be finite —

1. The formation of anything…