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Looking for Life in the Multiverse
Scientific American ^
| 01/01/2010
| Alejandro Jenkins and Gilad Perez
Posted on 12/18/2009 12:07:14 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
I suppose the good news is it can still happen.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:10:59 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: tet68
The main problem is getting to these other “universes”.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:13:09 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
Albert Einstein once reportedly said “God does not play dice with the universe.”
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:26:41 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
I find it rather curious to see the histories of parallel Earths. The only problem would be running into these “toxic” universes.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:30:03 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
All of this is dependent on the Universe being finite.
Have we gotten any proof it is finite?
We have looked very, very deep into the skies, and at the very limit of our perception, we see MORE. Every time the limit of our perception is extended, we still find the same thing.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:38:39 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(<I>)
To: HiTech RedNeck
God does not play dice with the universe. No, but many people believe he gambles a lot with Earth.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:41:31 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(<I>)
To: sonofstrangelove
It’s possibile that there are infinite universes, each with different physical constants, such as proton mass. We happen to be in this one just because we can be. In the vast majority of the others (if they exist), life is probably impossible because no stable, evolving, self-replicating, complex structures can form.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:47:30 AM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The right thing is not always the popular thing)
To: Telepathic Intruder
I agree with that. But what about "Schrödinger's cat" theory?
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:55:18 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: UCANSEE2
The mainstream size estimates haven’t grown for many years. These aren’t based upon how far the best telescope can see, but upon other things.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:55:37 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: sonofstrangelove
The coolest thing about the Multiverse Theory is it means in some universe somewhere there is a me that didn’t end this sentence with an ellipsis ...
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:55:46 AM PST
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: sonofstrangelove
The definitive information about the cat's future life or lack thereof is not visible to us as trapped within the confines of this space-time continuum, but that does not mean there is no being that does have it.
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posted on
12/18/2009 12:58:51 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: spodefly
Admittedly it can get pretty silly. And is there a multiverse of multiverses?
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:00:47 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: spodefly
I think it would be interesting to see what my “duplicate”or “duplicates” is doing in a parallel worlds.
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:11:41 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
This is about as far as a secular mindset can get. Enough universes and you have a mulligan on everything. But you never transcend the blasted system.
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:16:32 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
There is nothing wrong to dream.
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:20:54 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:24:05 AM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Authors and television programs have made millions of dollars speculating on this subject.
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:24:21 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: HiTech RedNeck
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:24:38 AM PST
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("We will either find a way, or make one."Hannibal/Carthaginian Military Commander)
To: sonofstrangelove
Well that’s slightly different, a split-universe theory. For every random quantum fluctuation, the universe splits and all possibilities are ultimately played out. However, I hate the thought of a universe where certain things that could have happended, actually did. But maybe that’s offset by the possibility of another universe where I won the mega-lottery. By the way, these ideas of multiverses and split universes are just hypothetical at best, but interesting to think about.
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posted on
12/18/2009 1:25:51 AM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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