The observable universe is the portion of the universe which we can ever hope to see due to the speed of light. The actual universe appears to be larger, though how much larger who knows.
To break this down into simpler terms, the paragraph above tells me you view this conversation as centering around everything related to the Big Bang. The Big Bang and the results of that event IS the Universe, seen or unobservable.
I might see the Universe as this particular Big Bang and all other potential Big Bangs, with the knowledge I can only study this one Big Bang . . . . . but all of them within one dimension. In your definition, I might say "What lies beyond this universe?"
That is why I see a contradition in paragraphs 1/2 versus 3 in the earlier post while you see those paragraphs as compatable.
Is my imagination too big for my britches?
Cowperson
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