In article ,
Joseph Lazio wrote:

"p" == p6 writes:

A universe with billions and billions and billions of galaxies that
once fit inside a space smaller than the head of a pin is just
well, hmm.. a bit far out

This statement fails to distinguish between the observable Universe,
which did indeed once fit inside a space smaller than the head of a
pin, and the entire Universe, which may very well be infinite in extent.

OTOH even the observable Universe has more than a few billion
galaxies, doesn't it?

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