Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Why I find the idea of Parallel universes entertaining?


During the holiday, I came across an article of several pages on American Digital. It was explaining the concept of parallel universes. Though, I was reluctant to start it I found myself re-reading again after the first “trial”. And yes: that article was amazing for three reasons. Firstly, it treats highly complicated physics equations like the wave function and Schrödinger equation as common sensed things –though they are not. So, I understood it very easily after three or four readings (my record with a scientific text) and I could re-explain it again. Secondly, the theory is quite convincing. They say that it has already been proven by physicists that many other universes exist out there –no debate on that issue. Now, the important question was: how many of you are out there? Hum. It started to become interesting. For the math they suggest that exactly at 10 to 10 power 28 meters from where you are reading this  article, there is another “you” reading the same article, leaving the same life, having the same dreams for Africa as you do… personally, that information was shocking.  It literally hurt my human ego. Frankly, I had always dreamed to be unique because that’s gave me an identity, something to refer to. Now, these guys were claiming that 10 to 10 power 28 meters from me there is another me who also has another me 10 to 10 power 28 who also….. Considering that the universe is infinite, all these me constituted an attack to my-self-identification-criteria. Anyway, I managed to get through this deception and to convince myself of my uniqueness until I unfortunately I meet this other theoretical me. Finally, what I like mostly in that article is that most of the things that are said there cannot be proven. Only few are certain as the expansion of the universe or the existence of other universes. From their theory, universe was divided in five big layers or level. Each level had it own characteristics and it own rules. The funny part is that even if you travel with the light speed, you will never get to the second level considering that you are from the closest level (the first one). Another example is that when you take a decision being in the second layer, all the other possibilities create identical “me” who will do what you decided not to do. Thinking to it that it billions of universes that you create by just saying: “I will go to play Frisbee instead of table tennis of volley ball”. It sounds unrealistic.  But that’s what science is about! Imagine beyond the possible. Are you going to continue reading my posts? No matter what decision you will take, remember that somewhere some else will do the opposite. Now, I can proudly claim to be the owner of the most read blog in the universe. Physicists rock!!!!

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