If Bob lived on planet earth and suddenly this universe was split into 1000 universes, each exactly identical at the first moment, then when we observe (supposing we can) all 1000 Bobs how similar will they all act? Will they act identical? Somewhat identical? Not at all identical? The main idea is, if there are some events that are truly random (which seems to be very true so far), then how much of an effect will it have on our Bobs. The main idea is are the parameters of possibilities on the macro scale so strict that we could not observe a difference, or are they loose enough eventually discourse after discourse will lead to our Bobs living quite different lives (IE: Eating ice cream instead of donuts 27 years after the universes split while watching TV).
2006-09-23 13:51:08 · 5 answers · asked by Someone 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Bob will always retain his DNA - and certain characteristics of Bob's thought patterns will be identical - however.........
I believe Bob will become a product of his teachings, experiences and environment.
27 years after the split, we will have one thousand "different" Bobs.
Long haired, short haired, spiffy, unkempt and any number of other possibilities in our one thousand Bobs.
And I don't think quantum mechanics or Newton's laws or any other number of theories can even began to explain human behavior.
On second thought, perhaps the chaos theory or uncertainty come close?
2006-09-23 17:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the question is skewed. Such a small sampling of Bob's may provide little if any outward differences, yet inside, at the quantum level, there may be drastic differences. Then again, you may find that some of the Universes have been all-together destroyed. "A butterfly flapping it's wings in Tokyo causes rain in New York". The very splitting of the Universe may cause irrepairable damage to the outcomes and, thus, skew them. We cannot know. But, if you want to speak on terms of quanta, then, if there was no motion, energy, or matter differentiated between the 1000 universes, either plus or minus, then they would be exactly the same, with the same kinetic energies, the same momentums, the same matter, energy, etc. It could all end up the same because, like a perfect chemical reaction, the same "ingredients" at the same "temperature", with the same amount of "energy" were put into the formula.
All of this is theory of course, so, my theory is that each would be different in quite noticeable ways.
2006-09-24 00:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by necroth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fascinating question, which really comes down to two questions: How deterministic is the universe? and Does Bob have free will?
Personally, I think quantum theory shows us that at the smallest scale the universe is fundamentally random, so the Bob's will diverge.
2006-09-23 21:06:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jack D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. This gets into the problem of infinities. With a tiny sample (1,000) many of the possibilities for Bob, his wife, boss, neighbor, strangers, sea foam, grass, etc. go unobserved, whether Bob does the ice cream or not. With a larger sample, say a googleplex, still tiny compared to infinity, you may see more differences.
2006-09-23 21:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll start to diverge as soon as the split happens.
Quantum effects are cumulative over time.
Doug
2006-09-23 20:56:18 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋