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Re 1. No, I'm not saying this. Re 2. I take a spatial part of the spacetime metric.

Yes. Firstly, I assume that the OP question refers to the spatial extent of the universe. Then, an infinite universe would be the one with infinitely many positions in it. An unbounded universe would be the one that for any number D there are positions with distance between them being greater than D. I think that the OP talks about the latter rather than the former.

Evidence that physicists DO know the difference between infinite and very big, but finite is that they understand very well the difference between instantaneous action in Newtonian physics and very fast, but finite one in relativity.

Technicalities aside, back to the original question, I don't think it will make any immediate difference, but it is something that is good to know. Might become handy at some point. Like extra savings in the bank.

Just a technicality, but I think the question is not "infinite vs finite" but rather "bounded vs unbounded".

This is right. I don't think at any moment we had any differences in understanding what actually happened.

The issue then is what is the accepted understanding in science today. I think, it is: (Homo erectus, our ancient ancestor | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)) (Extinction of Homo erectus | The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program (si.edu)) (Homo erectus | Definition, Characteristics, Skull, Diet, Tools, & Facts | Britannica) Etc.

OTOH, Homo erectus - Wikipedia

That would be extinction of a lineage. Extinction of species is different. Not necessarily evolution of differences, but different evolution. Even with the same selection pressures, separated organisms find different solutions and evolve along different trajectories. This is so speculative, that number of arguments one way or another is not only infinite, but uncountable.

Interesting, I've missed that, but I posted it in this very thread also, here: Looks like we are "on the same page".

Yes, dinosaurs and mammals are not species. Humans, i.e., Homo sapiens, are. So, my question was, "Do you assume that humans will not go extinct in the biological species sense?" Your answer is, yes. To me, the reasoning, "Most people would opt for their kids to be more normal, not more extreme" is not sufficient because of at least two issues: (1) Parents are not necessarily in control of this, and (2) What is considered normal is evolving as well. Even in this case, regarding the possibility of a total mix, would it happen before the humans split into distinct space colonies which will be separated from each other as or more than humans used to be by deserts and rivers?

Not really, because it does not relate to any of my questions, does it? However, this does: Sense - Wikipedia. E.g., In relation to this thread's topic, as god is considered something that exists independently of human body, only the five external sensory systems are relevant.

Yes, in the same sense that dinosaurs are extinct. Even if there will be some space dwelling monsters that are human descendants. Do you assume that humans will not go extinct in the biological species sense? Or do you rather talk about their descendant species? If these descendant species live in distinct space colonies, they are as or more isolated than humans used to be by deserts and rivers.

But how long will it take? Is there any quantitative estimate? Would it happen before humans go extinct?

What I think is arbitrary is which feelings to call "senses". For example, I feel that I'm getting older. Is it a sense? I know when I am irritated. Is it a sense? I know when I am awake. Is it a sense? And so on. One easy way to distinguish "senses" might be to classify them by external organs that response to stimuli. Then we got nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and skin. Obviously, this is as arbitrary as any other definition.

Why do you think so?

True, but unlike renaming, moving requires some way of knowing which folder it was moved from, in case you decide to move it back.

An alternative test is to rename them in some consistent way, so they can be renamed back if needed.

Agreed.

Can't be less than zero; nobody survived WTC collapse. I think, in such a short time it was a chaotic system, without defined pressure or temperature.

Over the years, I had five unauthorized transactions. Every time the bank caught it before me, and I was never charged. Three times the bank system flagged a "suspicious" transaction and they waited for me to confirm it. I know that this is not a representative statistic. Just data.

This is OT, but I don't think so. AI is trained to mimic people. The machines will mimic the pretty pointless arguments effectively, too.

It is a matter of idealization. This page from Misner, Thorne, Willer explains:

Just funny. Reader's Digest has published an article entitled, 50 Science Trivia Questions People Always Get Wrong (With Answers) (rd.com). They could add a 51st question, "Is astrology a science?" According to their own first paragraph, the answer is, yes:

In such a short time the system perhaps did not reach thermal equilibrium, so the incineration might be not total. Some DNA might be found.