Parallel universes exist

[-Syl-]

http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=6212162

discuss

 

[Reminiscence]

Hardly proof of anything...

 

[Chromatose]

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

What, no Kari Wurher?



Yeah, they didn't really say how they have determined they exist.
I could make claims like that all day.

 

[Lord Foul]

When the media reports on science it always gets things wrong. In this case, the media is reporting on other media reporting on science, virtually ensuring the complete garbling of whatever was originally being stated.

Also: Sabrina Lloyd > Kari Wührer

 

[Chromatose]

What, no Kari Wurher?

nuts to that, original sliders crew 4 life

 

[DreamNeonBlack]

nuts to that, original sliders crew 4 life

HA I KNEW you'd say that.

 

[derek]

Sliders. <3.

I was reading about this in New Scientist pretty recently. From what I gather the problem in parallel universes had something to do with Quantum maths working fine at a specific level, but only being possible at another if the multi-verse theory was accepted. That was generally painted as nuts, but some new work on the maths has revealed that it may not be so crazy after all.

Whether or not the theory works (and in all honesty it's way above my head), it's managed to raise some really interesting philosophical problems. Schrodinger's cat being one.

 

[POOOOOOOOOP]

SHIT THREAD

 

[Lunar Still]

^Shit poster.

 

[Lunar Still]

Also, it sounds as if they're just saying "Well, we can't prove they don't exist, so, they must exist!"

 

[ScientistOfDarkness]

Sliders. <3.

I was reading about this in New Scientist pretty recently. From what I gather the problem in parallel universes had something to do with Quantum maths working fine at a specific level, but only being possible at another if the multi-verse theory was accepted. That was generally painted as nuts, but some new work on the maths has revealed that it may not be so crazy after all.

Whether or not the theory works (and in all honesty it's way above my head), it's managed to raise some really interesting philosophical problems. Schrodinger's cat being one.

 

[-Syl-]

try to thinking in four dimensions not in three

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

You people are losers, Infinite Crisis happened years ago.

 

[Malergion]

I'll withhold judgment until I see some stronger evidence.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

But what really bothers me about this theory is that they always use arbitrary time constants (such as that motorcycle cunt).

It helps people understand the concept, but also lends credence to the possibility of a new universe spawning every second for every person. This in itself is absurd, because IT lends credence to the idea that single people matter.

 

[Malergion]

But what really bothers me about this theory is that they always use arbitrary time constants (such as that motorcycle cunt).

It helps people understand the concept, but also lends credence to the possibility of a new universe spawning every second for every person. This in itself is absurd, because IT lends credence to the idea that single people matter.

No it doesn't. If every universe has an infinity of other universes, then everyone would matter equally.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

How does it not? If people are told "one decision you make in this universe is different in another universe", then how can it not become a self-centered concept?

 

[Malergion]

Because it would require a single, "immortal" master observer. Obviously everybody can't be "the" observer. It would be absurd, but to say that the person "matters" any more than anyone else ( i.e., they make fundamental decisions that drive the universe along), is rather silly. I've never stopped a tornado or an earthquake with sheer willpower(or started one for that matter).

 

[Anvil]

I've never stopped a tornado or an earthquake with sheer willpower(or started one for that matter).

I've seen David do it. Seriously.