tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post445396909100843881..comments2023-05-18T06:08:59.854-05:00Comments on The Bloggery Of Dan Shive: Other Universes And Why We Probably Aren't In ThemDan Shivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378394614896042626noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-42363566508020967212015-08-28T10:21:29.351-05:002015-08-28T10:21:29.351-05:00Identical DNA? I just need to say 2 words: Lord Te...Identical DNA? I just need to say 2 words: Lord Ted. :-pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709220000068912219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-25509286151966354662014-09-20T04:56:10.582-05:002014-09-20T04:56:10.582-05:00Even if there aren't infinite universes, there...Even if there aren't infinite universes, there could still be so many that it would be almost a mathematical certainty of finding alternate versions of ourselves in some of them. So his argument is still invalid.<br /><br />Also, I'm pretty sure you're incorrect in your logic about why there can't be infinite universe. Otherwise I'm pretty sure all those physicists would have Kashikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327431468972802087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-58226184420220708542014-09-20T04:50:26.406-05:002014-09-20T04:50:26.406-05:00Looks like at least a dozen people have covered wh...Looks like at least a dozen people have covered what's wrong with your logic already, so I'm just going to facepalm.<br /><br />*facepalm*Kashikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327431468972802087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-29987139796869312822014-05-20T20:43:32.986-05:002014-05-20T20:43:32.986-05:00So, for it to be reasonable (at least in fiction) ...So, for it to be reasonable (at least in fiction) for a random universe jump to find my double in an infinite number of universes: there is a god and that is ME! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!Syntychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954586765449160062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-60785745555151239892014-04-28T08:40:00.078-05:002014-04-28T08:40:00.078-05:00Now, as so many people have said before me, this i...Now, as so many people have said before me, this is only valid in a multi-verse of finite universes. HOWEVER! A finite number of universes is required for anything to exist. Because if, as so many have said, an infinite number of universes means that every possibility exists somewhere, then somewhere there is a madman who has destroyed all possible universes. This has, obviously, not happened. Mythaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289439162546355921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-24735698080095370582012-07-27T20:13:40.555-05:002012-07-27T20:13:40.555-05:00Your statement about Einstein is sadly false. I wi...Your statement about Einstein is sadly false. I wish that rumor were true. Hawking and Kaku have both speculated about this possibility, but their musings are actually "conjecture" at this point, and not theories. In order to become "theory" a claim must be testable, and falsifiable. Current science does not give use the means to determine whether there is anything outside of ZPennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458557784506441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-36767350930828219392012-07-27T20:05:56.723-05:002012-07-27T20:05:56.723-05:00This depends upon whether there are other universe...This depends upon whether there are other universes at all, and how many other universes there are. Probability and infinity work together in very strange ways. If there are an infinite number of universes, not only would a parallel universe similar in every way certainly exist, but an infinite number of these would exist. In fact, if there were an infinite number of universes, then every ZPennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458557784506441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-29656920006464746842012-05-25T17:02:37.194-05:002012-05-25T17:02:37.194-05:00i will only say one thing:
given that there is a s...i will only say one thing:<br />given that there is a set of all universes, the odds of whether a universe exists where any arbitrary set of conditions applies to it is irrelevant if it is greater than 0.<br />TD;DR: There exists a universe where i have the force, am the king of France, and Nanase is my wife. (it is only because of this fact i can sleep at night :P )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631511434219605112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-59038883345416420122012-03-02T12:37:11.367-06:002012-03-02T12:37:11.367-06:00I disagree. A dimensional alternate does not have ...I disagree. A dimensional alternate does not have to have "identical DNA" and identical circumstances surrounding their birth in order to exist. Different parents, different time of birth, and different factors in their lives could potentially lead to a person LIKE the original, but not identical in DNA or demeanor, or even appearance and or gender.<br /><br />A dimensional alternate StarKnight1988https://www.blogger.com/profile/07565447884540331217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-65578451984772205752012-01-18T13:04:31.424-06:002012-01-18T13:04:31.424-06:00Oh man there is no way for me to read all these co...Oh man there is no way for me to read all these comments.<br /><br />But like so many others I am going to rant away about this anyway.<br /><br />Basically what I want to point out is that quantum theory does sort of involve a certain *distance* between the different universes, and we are closer to ones which are less divergent so it makes sense that we would have easier access to them, if thereDaniel Demskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714941811085673416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-8890319700257806882011-11-27T22:56:24.725-06:002011-11-27T22:56:24.725-06:00Or just accept that for each N universes, using th...Or just accept that for each N universes, using the pigionhole principal there has to be At Least two in which the dimensinal X factors coincide. Using the Star Trek example as a set, it is possible that the cause of the dimensinal transferrance acted as a naturally occuring set equalizer, causing the direct coincidence between The varying dimensions and bypassing all the other, infinite numbers Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011602238092274863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-4518576851346523752011-06-30T18:03:11.299-05:002011-06-30T18:03:11.299-05:00Are we taking into account that there might be inf...Are we taking into account that there might be infinitely many universes?<br /><br />I have a...hypothesis, that involves something of a "Map of the multiverse." Assuming that the multiverse is potentially endless, that would mean that, despite the odds, it's practically guaranteed that there are alternate versions of a given individual.<br /><br />@ Edward: Just because we haven&#Ace Sorouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004004781200911005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-66404228542354502662011-04-09T02:49:12.721-05:002011-04-09T02:49:12.721-05:00Parallel universes are impossible because they wou...Parallel universes are impossible because they would destroy themselves. If there was even the slightest possibility that they would, e.g. come back in time and and destroy the world, they would. Therefore either parallel universes and time-travel don't exist, or time-travel doesn't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-34539933733127549772010-09-25T02:19:40.526-05:002010-09-25T02:19:40.526-05:00I find it ironic you think this when your comic cl...I find it ironic you think this when your comic clear does have alternate universe versions of people.KilloZapithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217422176690213035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-5560994345451783172010-09-24T13:00:28.366-05:002010-09-24T13:00:28.366-05:00It was mentioned that various "clustering&quo...It was mentioned that various "clustering" theories only work if you ignore that travel is usually "random". Except... if you look at, say, Slider's, they're very explicitly AIMING for "home", so it makes sense that they'd find things that are clustered near to that. What's more, "Has an atmosphere, has humans" is some pretty impressive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-90259596217126566492010-09-22T22:46:54.234-05:002010-09-22T22:46:54.234-05:00So there are several different theories regarding ...So there are several different theories regarding different universes. One that I find the most plausible is one where our universe is in fact a infinite multiverse in that it goes on forever with an infinite amount of galaxies solar systems and planets and thus if it is in fact infinite then there must be an infinite number of planets exactly like earth and if there is an infinite number of Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048965162575462935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-36283224458510099972010-09-22T12:49:14.137-05:002010-09-22T12:49:14.137-05:00Owen said:
"One thing people need to remember...<b>Owen said:</b><br />"<i>One thing people need to remember (it's a trap I fall into myself) is that if something is infinite it doesn't necessarily contain everyhting. Maybe all alternate universes are pretty much identical, maybe when you leave this one you end up in a universe exactly the same as this, where your alternate just that second left to go explore the multiverse... andUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388182350114867378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-50989707730087458612010-09-21T15:26:50.245-05:002010-09-21T15:26:50.245-05:00Yeah, I'm glad stuff I've done is based in...Yeah, I'm glad stuff I've done is based in a system where something other than DNA links dimensional counterparts.<br /><br />Especially since I'm less than enthusiastic about the every-possible-event-creates-more-worlds thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-521635486937335562010-09-21T11:31:59.419-05:002010-09-21T11:31:59.419-05:00If you were to use identical DNA as a benchmark, i...If you were to use identical DNA as a benchmark, it is interesting to consider that there is a possibility (extremely low, but...) of different parents concieveing the same child, particularly in environments where there is little in the way travel.<br /><br />Also, it depends on how universes are filed. It might just so happen that it happens to be easier to move to a universe that split off Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022476640181993395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-8873476700502324382010-09-20T08:46:14.208-05:002010-09-20T08:46:14.208-05:00I didn't really read all the comments since th...I didn't really read all the comments since there are a lot of them and they are long, but I'd like to point out two things.<br /><br />1. The odds of an alternate of yourself existing in a parallel reality may be astronomically small, but if there are an infinite number of parallel realities, the existence of such an alternate is pretty much guaranteed.<br /><br />2. If you're using Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388182350114867378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-53347090228903792782010-09-20T00:15:42.578-05:002010-09-20T00:15:42.578-05:00"Who says there are bajillions and bajillions..."Who says there are bajillions and bajillions of universes?" Ed demanded.<br /><br />Dan shifted his weight so his elbow didn't make the bar creak so. "Actually, I believe it was the dragons. They're the ones who believe in the universal tree."<br /><br />"Tree?" Val spoke up. He was the Norse mythology fan. "You mean like Ygdrasil?"<br /><br />&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-11923911566881098612010-09-19T23:50:20.430-05:002010-09-19T23:50:20.430-05:00I thought the idea was that an alternate universe ...I thought the idea was that an alternate universe exists if there is the slightest deviation in the outcome of an event (on any scale), relative to our timeline. It would seem to me that this makes for an exponentially expanding set of alternate universes. Wouldn't that create a greater possibility of multiple alternate universes with the same decisions being made up to the point of me Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597618442097380582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-86245011295858723642010-09-19T21:00:22.229-05:002010-09-19T21:00:22.229-05:00...and then I find out someone said the same thing......and then I find out someone said the same thing, right above my original comment. Go me.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070413346787055389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-82784089867142523142010-09-19T20:58:53.159-05:002010-09-19T20:58:53.159-05:00Sure that's all true, unless there are an infi...Sure that's all true, unless there are an infinite amount of other universes, so there would be an equally infinite (in other words, infinite) chance of there being another you in one of those universes.<br /><br />If someone said this already or disproved it or something beforehand, I haven't read this long list of comments at all, so sorry if that's true.<br />EGS rocks by the way.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070413346787055389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-91274238803196057272010-09-19T18:50:53.993-05:002010-09-19T18:50:53.993-05:00Your theory only works if there is a set number of...Your theory only works if there is a set number of universes and that they all started the divergence before you where born. I'm sure others have said this but if a divergent time line happens at every choice that is made then there are an infinite amount of universe and both an infinite amount of universes where you exist and don't. Like sliders only some worlds had different versions Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667958143590008379noreply@blogger.com