Cosmological Principle

The Cosmological Principle and the Copernican Principle are philosophies which state that humans on the Earth or in the Solar System are not privileged observers of the universe. Due to this philosophy astronomical observations must consequently be interpreted under the context of current astronomical theories, regardless of what reality might otherwise suggest. Read the following quote carefully:

Below are miscellaneous quotes from astronomers and authors remarking that the universe is the same everywhere we look.