...he multiverse (or meta-universe, metaverse) is the hypothetical set of multiple possible universes (including the historical universe we consistently experience) that together comprise everything that exists and can exist: the entirety of space, time, matter, and energy as well as the physical laws and constants that describe them. The term was coined in 1895 by the American philosopher and psychologist William James.[1] The various universes within the multiverse are sometimes called parallel universes. The structure of the multiverse, the nature of each universe within it and the relationship between the various constituent universes, depend on the specific multiverse hypothesis considered. Multiverses have been hypothesized in cosmology, physics, astronomy, religion, philosophy, transpersonal psychology and fiction, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. In these contexts, parallel universes are also called "alternative universes", "quantum universes", "interpenetrating dimensions", "parallel dimensions", "parallel worlds", "alternative realities", "alternative timelines", and "dimensional planes," among others. Tegmark's classification Cosmologist Max Tegmark has provided a taxonomy of universes beyond the familiar observable universe. The levels according to Tegmark's classification are arranged such that subsequent levels can be understood to encompass and expand upon previous levels, and they are briefly described below. Level I: Beyond our cosmological...
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...Maybe In Another Universe, I Deserve You Gaby Dunn What if, in another universe, I deserve you? Hear me out. There’s this philosopher from the 1890s named William James, and he coined this theory about “the multiverse” which suggests that a hypothetical set of multiple universes comprises everything that can possibly exist simultaneously. Are you following? The entirety of space, time, matter and energy is all happening at once in different timelines: It’s the idea of parallel universes. Right? So okay, let’s presume the multiverse is real. Well then, maybe somewhere in those infinite universes is one, or several, where I deserve you. Maybe there’s a universe out there — happening now — where we end up together and when I close my eyes at night, I’m not dreaming the way a normal person would. Instead I’m seeing flashes of our lives in the multiverse. They’re not simple dreams because I miss you, right? They’re scientific, anachronistic visions. For instance: In this universe, I don’t want a family, but maybe in another, I’m more of the type to settle down. Maybe there’s a universe where you hold my hand while I give birth to our daughter in a white hospital room with pink flowers and fuzzy teddy bears on the window sill. Where we take family vacations and pose for dorky pictures in our neon bathing suits on the sands of a Florida beach. Where we curl up to watch a cheesy movie at the end of a long day in our big, green, suburban house once the kids have fallen asleep...
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...mighty Grand Canyon, or even to the peak of Mt. Fuji there is an immense amount of things on this Earth that are so incredible it is hard to believe science and chance created these magnificent things. So what is the best explanation for these occurrences? I believe that these occurrences scream of an intelligent designer which also leads us to the existence of God. First I must explain what an argument for design is and then we will look at Paley’s Watchmaker Theory to give us better insight on this argument. Then I will point to Betty and Cordell’s argument that the things of our universe lead us to a belief in God (intelligent designer) and that the Big Bang theory is not the best explanation alone for the existence of God, and that a multiverse is not the best explanation for the existences in our universe. Design arguments most often try to explain the existence of God by pointing to various occurrences and objects within our world and universe that lead us to believe that there is an intelligent designer. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, design arguments usually consist of three premises. One is a premise that asserts that the material universe exhibits some verifiable property (F); Two is a premise that asserts that (F) is persuasive evidence of intelligent design or purpose; Three concludes that the best or most probable explanation that the material universe exhibits (F) is that there exist an intelligent designer who intentionally brought it about...
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...Craig Kalucki Comparitive Religion Tues 4-6:50 String theory and Universal Theories If we can take a looks garment from a sweater, and pull one string such as in a cartoon, the sweater will untangle leaving a pile of string on the floor. Basically what this implies is we break down something in its simplest form, and all we have left are tiny bits of string, which is basically similar to “String Theory”. string theory uses a model of one-dimensional strings in place of the particles of quantum physics. These strings, the size of the Planck length vibrate at specific resonant frequencies. The formulas that result from string theory predict more than four dimensions but the extra dimensions are "curled up" within the Planck length. In addition to the strings, string theory contains another type of fundamental object called a brane, which can have many more dimensions. In some "braneworld scenarios," our universe is actually "stuck" inside of a 3-dimensional brane, called a 3-brane. Common Sense tells us we live in a world defined by three spatial dimensions and one dimension of time. Mainly, it only takes three numbers to pinpoint your physical location at any given moment. On Earth, these coordinates break down to longitude, latitude and altitude representing the dimensions of length, width and height (or depth). If we put a time stamp on those coordinates, we are pinpointed in time as well. To strip that down even more, a one-dimensional world would be like...
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...Disagreements Big Bang “proposes that this uniformity results from everything in the observable universe starting its outward expansion at a specific time and from a very hot, dense state” -What was the central point or “cosmic egg” our universe seems to be expanding from? And how could that be ending if that’s where it began? Spiritual eternity leads us to believe there will be a physical eternity that we will share with God, however that seems to be impossible. A video is not the same thing as history. I think that what the article said towards the end about our bodies and life after death wasn’t necessarily true. They related ones body to that of a computer. They said that data or our soul can exist without the computer or our body. I think our souls don’t need our bodies after death. He used the example of the idea of a song living on even if every copy was destroyed but I don’t think the memory of something living on is the same as the thing living on. “the scientific painting of the universe has deliberately set aside many of the most pleasing parts about being alive.” applying principles of science to explain the phenomenon of the universe gives more meaning to the theory of creation of the earth and everyone on it. science doesn’t take away the fact that we are alive, it emphasizes how interesting it is to be able to explain certain theories “Perhaps it is in the power of abstract ideas, the nature of words themselves, that give us our best analogy...
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...A Brief of Analysis of Rick and Morty The adventures and often misadventures of this grandson and grandpa duo along with their family members are a delight and often downright absurd to watch. There are moments of preposterous incidents that'll leave with a stupefied expression and then immediately sent you off into fits of laughter. It is a highly entertaining show, where their exploits cross over multiple universes and dimensions and often end up interacting with beings from another world, trying to catapult the series into the fringes of possible realms within comprehension. But it has the titular characters sharing a close bond while simultaneously possessing eccentric personalities to keep us intrigued; the other characters of the family are also slowly developing into their own unique identities and the whole lot of them makes for a weird family group. The crux of the humour remains the sheer absurd and often mind-boggling adventures they get themselves into and each one of them unique and taut with different dosages of effective comedy. The brilliant drunk scientist whose highly developed intelligence has him building incredible devices of extraordinary powers like that of his portal gun - used to create inter - dimensional portals to other universes and even timelines. He is a pessimistic atheist whose demeanour is that of a wisecracking jester but obstinately drunk and erratic. His relationship with his daughter ( Beth ) forces her to loan the garage to his various...
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...Jose Amaro Phys-202 Extra Credit LSST Astronomy has been growing more and more everyday, new discoveries, enhanced telescopes, new stars, galaxies and more have been found and discovered. Everything about the world we live in, space, and the entire universe is fascinating. The only problem is it takes such a long time to learn even more about more planets, maybe even life somewhere in the universe that we don’t know of, or to learn more about other galaxies and stars. The technology we have today takes years and years to just retrieve data and sometimes a lifetime. Although, there has been a new invention, located in South America, that can answer many important questions asked about the universe, space, and where we will. The invention and facility that will answer many question and enhance astronomy is called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope or LSST. This telescope is has all new technology that is going be used for wide spread use, such as a camera that is 3200 megapixels which is the largest digital camera in the world, data management that takes 30 terabytes of data nightly and instant alerts on any object that change in position or in brightness, and a telescope that has two aspherical optical surfaces, this is also an ground telescope. Its also located in Cerro Pachon, Chile, but why? Its because location of the LSST had to be done by a international site election committee. To place this telescope light pollution, high altitudes, and dry climates came into...
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...Big Bang Might have been just a Big Bounce Basically, the big bounce is a theory wherein the expansion of our universe comes from the crunch of the previous one. It may seem farfetched but with an understanding of quantum mechanics and considering the unpredictability of these discoveries, its feasibility can be seen. Shall this theory remain an idea straight out of science fiction or will it change the way that we look at the universe? Let us suppose that the theory is correct. The primary thought will probably be "We've believed in something wrong for centuries. What if this is another one of them. " This would take a toll on the populace's trust for science in general. Personally, I see that it is possible. This in turn has influenced my curiosity and I now hunger for further information on this. When we dig deeper we will be hit by the underlying dilemma. "When will our big crunch starry?” as well as "What happens when it re-expands?" Do we get a do over on life? Or are we reshuffled randomly never to return to our current states? Are we a hand in a game of poker to be put back in the deck when the game is done and reshuffled for the next round? It is a morbid query I know. Yet these enormous theories bring about philosophical thinking deeper than I have fathomed During my deep contemplation, an even more frightening thought crossed my mind. "Are we even the slightest bit consequential in this universe which apparently will remix us again eventually rendering our accomplishments...
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...Page 1 of 3 Get your projects done. 10/29/10 - No hope of doing perfect research www.projectguru.in Call: +919873147443 Mailto: care@projectguru.in Topic: There is no hope of doing perfect research (Griffith, 1998, p97). Do you agree?- A discussion with detailed reference to at least two examples of my research done in schools that I have been studying. Research as the name suggests, means that re- searching. It denotes the process of searching for something whose search has already been completed in the past. That "something" might either be an idea, a concept, a theorem or a technology and much more. "There is no hope of doing perfect research" says Griffiths. In fact, the saying holds good for each and every research work done on earth. I do agree with the saying and would like to add some supporting evidences with reference my experiences in the past. "No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same in one garden"- is a famous quote by the writer Hugh Johnson [Thomas, 1985, p115]. This quote is applicable for human beings too. No two individuals express the same opinion and thought. As their thoughts vary, their idea on perceiving things vary. A research work eventually results in an inference by a person on a particular concept. Obviously, no two researchers conclude the same thing. All of us would be aware of the Big Bang Theory. I am also not an exception to it. I am also one of the poor victims who were made to sit in a class room with boring lectures and...
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...menjalankan perintah rootfs kita masuk kedalam sistem sebagai super user. setelah itu kita dapat mengubah, mengganti, menghapus seperti yang diinginkan. Prompt ini berada di iso yang akan kira Remaster. Isikan aplikasi yang anda inginkan dan pastikan isi file sources.list benar cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.original nano /etc/apt/sources.list setelah menjalankan perintah nano maka akan muncul Hapus semua dan ganti dengan server lokal dengan menggunakan Repository Lokal ITB deb ftp://ftp.itb.ac.id/pub/ubuntu trusty main restricted universe multiverse deb ftp://ftp.itb.ac.id/pub/ubuntu trusty-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb ftp://ftp.itb.ac.id/pub/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted universe multiverse deb ftp://ftp.itb.ac.id/pub/ubuntu trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb ftp://ftp.itb.ac.id/pub/ubuntu trusty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse setelah diganti tekan Ctr+X -> Y -> Enter # apt-get update Tambahkan software yang anda suka misalnya dengan perintah # apt-get install gimp #...
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...be guiding you through the world of mainstream comics. Today we’ll be discussing a possible return of the multiverse format in both Marvel and DC comics. Ansel: We’ll also be talking about the harmful impact the cinematic universes has had within the comics. Evil Laugh sound Heather: Has it really been so awful? Ansel: Marvel eliminated the multiverse because of the movies. Heather: That sounds like speculation. Siren sound goes off Ansel: Why else would they remove the multiverse if not because it was too complicated for everyday moviegoers? How was someone who had never read a multi-arc comic supposed to understand infinite earths?...
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...Introduction The purpose of this essay paper is to critically compare the epistemology governing the first and second order cybernetic approaches. (Epistemology is defined by Becvar and Becvar (2013), as the study of how we know what we know, and how we can make valid knowledge claims based on a particular theoretical framework. It focuses on the assumption that underline a particular framework and whether the knowledge claim made by that theory is logically consistent with its own assumption). In doing so, the student will answer the following questions: 1. Name and define the first-order cybernetic principles as described in the book The first order cybernetic is also known as simple cybernetic. Becvar and Becvar (2013), describe the first order cybernetic metaphorically by using the black box. They stated that it is a system whose operation we attempt to understand by observing what goes into and what comes out of it, analysis of inputs and outputs. In addition, we place ourselves outside the system as observers of what is going on inside the system. We are more interested in understanding the interaction and relationships within the system. The observer stays outside of the system being observed and views him/herself as being in a position to facilitate adjustment in the system without taking into consideration his/her participation. The following are the principles of this approach as stated in Becvar and Becvar (2013): * Recursion: this principle states...
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...way beyond the Earth, the Milky Way and other distant galaxies, we may find that our universe is not the only universe, but is instead part of a vast complex of universes that we call the multiverse. Now the idea of a multiverse is a strange one. I mean, most of us were raised to believe that the word "universe" means everything. And I say most of us with forethought, as my four-year-old daughter has heard me speak of these ideas since she was born. And last year I was holding her and I said, "Sophia, I love you more than anything in the universe." And she turned to me and said, "Daddy, universe or multiverse?" (Laughter) But barring such an anomalous upbringing, it is strange to imagine other realms separate from ours, most with fundamentally different features, that would rightly be called universes of their own. And yet, speculative though the idea surely is, I aim to convince you that there's reason for taking it seriously, as it just might be right. I'm going to tell the story of the multiverse in three parts. In part one, I'm going to describe those Nobel Prize-winning results and to highlight a profound mystery which those results revealed. In part two, I'll offer a solution to that mystery. It's based on an approach called string theory, and that's where the idea of the multiverse will come into the story. Finally, in part three, I'm going to describe a cosmological theory called inflation, which will pull all the pieces of the story together. Okay, part one starts...
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...the basic story of these costumed figures. The adventures, stories, and even lives of these fictions have become a part of the American Psyche. Throughout the course of this semester, discussion in the Philosophy of Science class has led to topics such as the paradigms and presuppositions that we approach our world from and the metaphors that we use to communicate ideas and concepts. Such discussion has led to the asking of questions concerning things that we encounter in everyday circumstances. Questions like “What are the presuppositions of this statement?” were asked on a regular basis. One of the most interesting discussions in the class was the topic of the multiverse concept, a reality consisting of more than a single “reality”. Discussion of this topic immediately led to another topic in which the multiverse concept had been used: the world of superheroes found in comic books. As the class had trained us to do,...
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...The Evolution of the Universe edited by David L. Alles Western Washington University e-mail: alles@biol.wwu.edu Last Updated 2013-7-14 Note: In PDF format most of the images in this web paper can be enlarged for greater detail. 1 “If being educated means having an informed sense of time and place, then it is essential for a person to be familiar with the scientific aspects of the universe and know something of its origin and structure.” Project 2061, American Association for the Advancement of Science ---------------------------"The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy."—Steven Weinberg Steven Weinberg is winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979, and author of the book "The First Three Minutes". 2 Introduction Science at the beginning of the twenty-first century can make some bold, yet simple observations: 1) the universe has evolved; 2) we are a result of that evolution. “We are the first generation of human beings to glimpse the sweep of cosmic history, from the universe's fiery origin in the Big Bang to the silent, stately flight of galaxies through the intergalactic night.” (National Research Council) Order in the Universe Cosmology is the study of the evolution of the universe from its first moments to the present. In cosmology the most fundamental question we can ask is: Does our universe have intelligible regularities that...
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