You can contain an infinite amount of numbers because they are not physical things. The universe however is made up of space and you cannot contain an infinite amount of space in something. Try putting an infinite amount of apples in your house and see how well that works. The universe can't be finite because you would have to have something else at the end of the universe.
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You can contain an infinite amount of numbers because they are not physical things. The universe however is made up of space and you cannot contain an infinite amount of space in something. Try putting an infinite amount of apples in your house and see how well that works. The universe can't be finite because you would have to have something else at the end of the universe.