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everything that exists, politely declining to explain why.
means the universe considered as an ordered, law-following whole, not just a pile of random stuff floating around.
from from greek kosmos, meaning order or ornament — same root as cosmetics, because the greeks saw the arranged stars as the universe getting dressed up.
pythagoras coined itfirst used kosmos for the universe, around 6th century bce
opposite of chaoskosmos literally meant order, not stuff
sagan popularized it1980 series made billions and billions a catchphrase
still expandingspace itself stretches, taking galaxies along for the ride