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To: doc30; Fester Chugabrew
There is a statistical probability for this. A very low probability, but a finite one. But given an infinite universe...

Given infinity, everything has a probability approaching 1.

77 posted on 12/05/2005 6:53:41 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
Given infinity, everything has a probability approaching 1.

Infinite doesn't mean all-encompassing. (There are infinitely many even integers, but the list also excludes infinitely many integers -- the odd ones.)

Even given an infinite universe, some things still might not happen. (Impossibilities, for example; the probability that 1=2 will remain zero.)

84 posted on 12/05/2005 7:03:40 AM PST by TheGhostOfTomPaine
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To: antiRepublicrat

Scientific American had a specuial supplement that discussed parallel universes. What I described was a Type I based on the classification scheme given. Type II was based on quantum mechanics. When a quantum 'event' become manifest, all probability outcomes become real, but our universe only follows one path of outcomes. I can't remember the Type III but I think it was based on Brane theory.


107 posted on 12/05/2005 7:40:11 AM PST by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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