There was a time when 'universe' meant 'all there is.' Everything. The whole shebang. The notion of more than one universe, more than one everything, would seemingly be a contradiction in terms.
The market rates are so out of control right now that to go into bid at this time of year is really difficult.
As every parent knows, children begin life as uninhibited, unabashed explorers of the unknown. From the time we can walk and talk, we want to know what things are and how they work - we begin life as little scientists.
Sometimes attaining the deepest familiarity with a question is our best substitute for actually having the answer.