Orac

Thanks for the clear explanations. I see no way to contradict your reasoning regarding the definition of 'infinite' that you apply to our 'universe'. Yes, if time did not originate at the Big Bang then there would be no grounds to assume that the real universe - i.e. the totality of existence, not just the geometry with which we are familiar - is less than infinite and eternal; and that would infer that an infinity of sub-continuums should have arisen just as ours did.

This has, of course, nothing to do with Everett's 'Many Worlds'.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler