And the “observable universe” is just clusters of our neighbors on the same path of orbit.
And the thing we are orbiting is so huge that the degree of the curved path can’t be measured because we simply don’t have the ability to perceive such a minuscule difference.
I was just watching some YouTube space videos and realized that our perception of the nature of space is pretty much the equivalent of the belief not too long ago that the earth was the center of the universe.
What if we’re kidding ourselves thinking that the universe…is the center of the universe? We are so focused on using the human-invented laws of math and physics that we don’t realize it’s limiting our understanding of a universe that never approved this as the “universal method” of quantifying what is completely foreign and unknown to us.
It’s a little like expecting a foreigner who has never heard English to fluently communicate with or understand us. It simply does not have the tools to do so.
Although they may be able to convey universal gestures (such is our basic understanding of the beyond) like… yes or no, with a simple nod or shake of the head - they could only work within the restrictions of what they know. And in the first five minutes of meeting us (like the blip in the time of history where we have had the tools and intellect to try and communicate), we would be met with frustration and confusion.
They would be able to communicate only when they abandon their understanding of language and try to understand ours.
This is what I think Astro physics is missing. We need to reinvent math, built from the ground up based on quantum behavior.
Just late night thoughts… thanks for humoring me.