No, by definition we only see the observable universe like you noted, but most people assume there is more out there beyond it. In fact, by the Copernican principle we should assume there is more out there, otherwise we happen to find ourselves exactly in the center of everything and can see exactly as far as light could have traveled in the known age of the universe.
The title is a little unclear, but I read it as the most distant known supermassive black hole. This is the farthest one we've detected, but we can assume there are further ones (even some that may still be detected by Webb in the future)
In some ways it’s depressing that humanity is doomed to only understanding what’s in our observable universe. I really hope we find some way around it.
Is there any reason to think what’s outside the observable universe is any different? It doesn’t depress me since we have plenty to see to get a good idea and sample size to know what exists. What does depress me is the idea that far in the future all people will see is our galaxy and not know others exist.
The light from big bang is inside the observable universe. It is the cosmic microwave background. We can’t see earlier because the universe was opaque before 378k years and any light from earlier stages was absorbed.
> we should assume there is more out there, otherwise we happen to find ourselves exactly in the center of everything and can see exactly as far as light could have traveled in the known age of the universe.
Is there a real argument against this view that warrants the use of "should"? Over half the world (believers in Genesis) would seem to believe we very well could be the center (with equally absent real argument).
Literalism has nothing to do with it. Over half the world identify as believers in Moses's God. Less than a sixth believe in Stochastic Gas. Under the Gas model, it would perhaps be strange for us to be at center. Under the God model it would not.
Regardless, to say one way "should" be the answer is a religious argument not a scientific one, and it has questionable place in a scientific discussion.
It doesn't, of course. But the universe is described as being intentionally created explicitly for Earth and Man, so it wouldn't be hard to go on to think we may be at the center.
The long history of geocentricity would support this being a plausible interpretation.
The title is a little unclear, but I read it as the most distant known supermassive black hole. This is the farthest one we've detected, but we can assume there are further ones (even some that may still be detected by Webb in the future)