Oxford scientists: Parallel universes exist

[zengrifter]

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Parallel universes exist - study

Sep 23 11:33 PM US/Eastern

Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as "one of the most important developments in the history of science".

The parallel universe theory, first proposed in 1950 by the US physicist Hugh Everett, helps explain mysteries of quantum mechanics that have baffled scientists for decades, it is claimed.

In Everett's "many worlds" universe, every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits. Given a number of possible alternative outcomes, each one is played out - in its own universe.

A motorist who has a near miss, for instance, might feel relieved at his lucky escape. But in a parallel universe, another version of the same driver will have been killed. Yet another universe will see the motorist recover after treatment in hospital. The number of alternative scenarios is endless.

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[jack,jackson]

I remember first being introduced to this theory from a startrek episode(TNG) about ten years ago. Where riker has to kill his other self, in order to restore time. And the universe is filled with enterprises.

I wonder if theres a alternate reality out there where zen grifter becomes president??

[Playloud]

Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 163: Parallels

Worf was bouncing from universe to universe. Riker had to destroy another Enterprise (the alternate Enterprise was from a universe in which the Borg pretty much conquered the Alpha Quadrant).

Yes, I'm a geek!