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And don't just say that there aren't other universes. We're going with there ARE parallel/other universes.

2007-07-23 17:22:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Actually, the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is pretty compelling! It is an elegant model that explains many of quantum mechanics' most weird behaviors, like quantum teleportation.

The Many Worlds interpretation works like this: whenever there is a probability of something happening (like, whether a coin flip ends in heads or tails), *both* outcomes happen, but in different universes that have branched from the universe where the coin was tossed. When we say "there is a 50% probability that the coin will come up heads," the Many Worlds interpretation redefines the statement as: "there is a 50% probability that I will end up in the universe where the coin comes up heads."

If the Many Worlds interpretation is true, then yes: you exist in multiple other universes (an uncountable number of them, actually).

However, we don't know of any way that you can communicate or travel between those universes (or swap consciousness). When we see the world changing around us (that is, time flowing), what is actually happening is that we are travelling on a path through the many possible universes. Moving backwards in the path isn't allowed (violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics, or rather, the 2nd law defines the direction of time's flow), moving sideways isn't possible (the universes aren't connected there), and your path forwards is random.

So although we've learned a lot about physics, and even have credible theories of multiple universes, we're still in agreement with the ancient Greek philosophers: you should make the best of your existence in the world you're in.

2007-07-23 19:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas V 2 · 0 0

It is same as current universe

2007-07-23 18:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0 0

If you were successful in being conscious in those universes, you wouldn't be asking this question.

2007-07-23 18:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0 0

Get some wacky tobacky and you smoke the heck out of it till you become numb and unconscious which in turn makes you a self rightous conscious observer who then can become labled as a draft dodger, escape to canada drinks lots of beeer, eh, and smoke those frigging french ***** cigs and talk snobbery with the frog faces till the cows come home. Or not.

2007-07-23 17:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by fxstc111 1 · 0 2

You can't. If you could, the other universe would be part of this one.

2007-07-23 17:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Your question is logically inconsistent. If you can experience it, it ain't another universe.

If you really insist, then smoke some DMT.

2007-07-23 17:53:58 · answer #6 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0 0

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