From: hoppie@eboai.org (Tom Hopkins) Newsgroups: talk.bizarre Subject: ftsd - universes Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:57:57 +0000 (UTC) Organization: JLC.net Lines: 45 Message-ID: <908vs5$1l7r$1@mozart.jlc.net> X-Trace: mozart.jlc.net 975700677 54523 206.183.134.245 (1 Dec 2000 19:57:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@jlc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:57:57 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test72 (19 April 1999) "My theory is thus: When a conscious being makes a assertion, the universe splits into two identical states, save for the difference that in one universe the assertion is true, in the other it is false." "You believe this happens regardless of what the statement is, even ones that clearly conflict with the status quo?" "Yes. For example, consider the statement that 1 plus 1 equals 3. Having been made, there are now | Having been made, there are now two universes, one in which it | two universes, one in which it is true, and one in which it is | is true, and one in which it is false." | false." | "But if that is the case won't the | "But if that is the case won't the universe where 1 plus 1 equals 3 | universe where 1 plus 1 equals 3 will have a sudden conflict with | will have a sudden conflict with the exising base reality?" | the existing base reality?" | "Certainly. Within moments of the | "Certainly. Within moments of the statement being made, someone will | statement being made, someone will discover it is the case, logically | discover it is the case, logically conclude that 0 = 1, that distance | conclude that 0 = 1, that distance is meaningless, and that universe | is meaningless, and that universe will collapse out of logical necessity." "Fascinating. If your theory is true, universe are popping up and winking out constantly, and we are unaware of it." "Exactly. There is no way to tell if you are in an unstable universe, because as long as no one notices the instability it is of no consequence, and once it is discovered it is fatal." "A very interesting theory. However, what happens in the case where someone makes the assertion that the universe splits into two identical states when an assertion is made? What would happen in the universe where such a statement is false?" "Presumably there would be no more splits, no decisions could be made, and the next assertion would lock the universe in an infinite state of indecision -Tom Hopkins