How can the universe be infinite in extent?

Subject: How can the universe be infinite in extent?

Date: Thu May 4 00:05:50 2000
Posted by Robert Schier
Grade level: nonaligned School: physician
City: Orinda State/Province: California Country: USofA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 957416750.As

Message:


How can the universe be infinite in extent when it began as a finite 
point a finite time ago? Being infinite and expanding forever makes sense -
- so does finite 
and unbounded, but that is not the same as infinite extent. It seems that 
no matter how old the universe is, it's volume would be finite. Am I 
missing something?

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