Consider, can the universe be justifiably called infinite? Doubtful. It may not have a discernible end, but it had a beginning and its component parts definitely have a limited cosmological shelf-life. Splitting hairs or not, if history tells us anything, it's that scientists often make very poor poets. We're all just a ship of fools chasing phantoms, heedless of what really underwrites natural law. (Inspired by my favorite sci-fi masterpiece of all time) NOTE: This is PART 2 of the sci-fi themed trilogy, see @Thisissohardendme's profile to read the next part. The first part of the story is present in @Siegruna's profile.