Do you think there is a Multiverse?
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of course it is theoretical. It is like my answer to another question, what contains the Multiverse? "What's after that?" I had said. It is theoretical and we like to think that the universe has a finite space and something holds our universe with another finite space. We like to think this way because that's the extent of our view and understanding. We live in the 3rd dimension and we can only understand physical things in the third-dimension. We can only have so much understanding on our universe that everything about it has to be based on theories. Even the fact that the 4th dimension is time is not really a fact, but still a theory because we can't think in that dimension. We haven't been through the 4th dimension (i know the theory is that we're going through it in one direction but it still is a theory). Our understanding of our own universe is very limited because we live in a finite world.\n\nAnd it doesn't answer your question, i know. But I like to think of the multiple universes that you're talking about as the Alternate Universe theory where something doesn't happen in this Universe, it happens in another and if it is this case, there is almost infinite number of them. And the wormhole thing works with Einstein's theory of Relativity as a Super Massive Black Hole is strong enough that it bends the space-time continuum so much that it will make an advanced dimensional hole in another (if not all) universe. I devised an un supported theory that that hole created by the black hole is actually a 6th dimension because it disappears as matter from the universe then exist in another. A total violation of the law conservation of matter unless it actually goes through a wormhole, which would go with the theory of relativity AND conserves matter. But it still is a theory that I accept.\n\nPS Penguins!!!
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My opinion through many meditative thoughts:\n\nI believe our universe exists as a point in what you call 'the void'. A point having the geometric meaning of no volume, dimensionless.\n\nI believe what you are considering the void is what I call space. Our universe is what we can view, touch and explain through science we have developed. Space on the other hand is an infinitely dimensional medium, in which our universe was born. \n\nOur universe is nothing more than a 'disturbance' in space, and in space our universe exists as a point. This point is a fraction of infinity, yet everything is a fraction of infinity. So in the humble realization that we are nothing (a fraction of infinity), we realize we are equal to everything we can fathom, as it too is a fraction of infinity no matter how large.\n\nSo, through the realization that we are nothing comes the discovery that we can be equal to as much as we can fathom. \n\nI believe this means everything that makes up the universe and space has its own existence or presence known to space and must exist.  This existence holds true for our universe and what we would consider other universes. The disappearance, or non-existance of any defined object and its position in space no matter how small, down to a point, would truly have mind boggling consequences. \n\nIf time travel is possible than there must be alternate universes, as we know it.  It is a deadening thought to ponder.  Almost pointless until we figure out gravity, which I believe will open the door to all other understandings.
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What if you were told....there is more then one??? This is TRUTH. The Universe is Creator Source expressing itself in the vastness of ALL time and space....there are universes within universes....CREATOR cannot stop expanding....it is its nature.....so YES.....most definitely........ALL UNIVERSES are INFINITE!!!!! And WE are expanding with it!\nSLEEPERS.....AWAKE!!!!!!\nwww.fromthestars.com\nwww.operationterra.com \nwww.librarising.com\nwww.2012.com.au\nwww.goldennumber.net\nwww.survive2012.com\nwww.prisonplanet.com\nwww.evolutionoftruth.com
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The universe is not actually infinite, although it is unimaginably large - perhaps up to thirty billion light years across with a couple of million galaxies.\n\nHowever, the circumstances that created Earth are quite unique: only we emerged from the particular dust cloud that formed us, only on Earth did a 600 million year old glaciation lead to the pre-Cambrian explosion of soft-shelled complex life of the upper Ediacaran, and only on Earth did an asteroid hitting Mexico's coast clear out the large reptiles in order for the larger brained mammals to take over. \n\nIn short, a very specific sequence of events permitted us. It is almost certain that the exact parallel events have not happened anywhere else.\n\nThat is not to say that there are not Earth-like worlds out there. The Hubble telescope has a new refraction technique that has allowed it to find rocky worlds in other solar systems, and it recently found a world that is somewhat similar to the Earth (but five times larger.)\n\nBut they would not be Earth.\n\nThere is one quantum mechanical derived theory that posits a new universe breaks off with each possible choice we make.  This was the premise of a sci-fi show, "Sliders", at one point. If such universes do exist in a multi-verse, we have no way to detect them or know they are there, unfortunately.
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its actualy String-theory that proposes the existance of many other universes. the theory proposes a so called "Landscape of probabilities" with probabilities of as many as 10 to power of 500 universes, and with that many probabilities it is very likely that some of them will be similar to or just like our own universe.\n\nif you would like to know more about this facsinating subject, i would suggest this book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316155799/104-3626905-5554311?v=glance&n=283155\nits a great and easy to understand book.
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sure, there are many other possibilities also. i believe that they all happen at the same time.
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A very thoughtful question.\n  I think that in the normal sense of a parallel universe it can not be.\n  I do agree that every entity in the universe is isolated in time  as a zero time point and in effect could be deemed to be in a parallel universe.\n  I guess it may be a matter of definition.
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it depends on ones perception of time,the universe may have ended already,but we exist in a dimension that does not recognize it.perhaps the universe as humanity knows it will never end...
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Is our universe in another universe?  \n\nBefore we can address that question, we must first define universe.  \n\nThe word universe denotes all space and everything (matter, energy) contained within it.  The prefix uni means one.  The root verse means word, carnate message, meaningful substance, matter.  Questions regarding our universe persist today.  Does it have a beginning and end, or does it go on forever and ever?  Is it linear or curved?  If it has limits of length or curvature, then what lies beyond the Universe?  If something lies beyond the Universe, then can’t we accurately call that the Universe?\n\nSome lay people and some scientists conceive of the universe as infinite space.  Others define the universe as finite, or limited (perhaps curved), space.  Still others incorporate the elements of matter and/or energy into their definition of the universe, as opposed to the space beyond matter and energy.\n\nGiven these concepts of our universe, some scientists conclude that the “totality of space could be infinite. Shrink an infinite space by an arbitrary amount, and it is still infinite. (Scientific American March 2005).”  \n\nAs to the notion that we live in an ever expanding universe, moving away from every other universe on the fabric of space-time, some scientists are careful to point out that “\nAndromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor, is actually moving toward us, not away. Such exceptions arise because Hubble's law describes only the average behavior of galaxies (Scientific American March 2005).”\n\nIn accordance with your supposition that our universe is in another universe, “it has been hypothesized by some scientists that the universe may be part of a system of many other universes, known as the multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe).” Modern astrophysicists talk about multiple "pocket" universes that branch off from one another.  Stephen Hawking points out that parallel pocket universes can have no effect on a real observer inside a single pocket, so, according to Hawking, they are theoretical baggage that should be eliminated from cosmology, the study of the origins of the universe.\n\nSome string theories define the universe as a three-dimensional space in an invisible space having more dimensions. This is, in essence, a universe within a universe.  Our zone, a “braneworld” could periodically bounce into another parallel braneworld.  This may create what would appear as a Big Bang from one perspective or a Big Bounce of alternating expanding and contracting universe from another perspective.  Such a cataclysmic event is thought to occur 300 billion years from now, resulting in the rearranging and creation of a new universe.\n\nIs our universe inside another universe?  Well, apparently the Men in Black had it right.  Our universe seems to be inside of something else, another universe, called the multiverse.\n\nSteve\n:-D
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Is our universe in another universe?\n  \nBefore we can address that question, we must first define universe.  \n\nThe word universe denotes all space and everything (matter, energy) contained within it.  The prefix uni means one.  The root verse means word, carnate message, meaningful substance, matter.  Questions regarding our universe persist today.  Does it have a beginning and end, or does it go on forever and ever?  Is it linear or curved?  If it has limits of length or curvature, then what lies beyond the Universe?  If something lies beyond the Universe, then can’t we accurately call that the Universe?\n\nSome lay people and some scientists conceive of the universe as infinite space.  Others define the universe as finite, or limited (perhaps curved), space.  Still others incorporate the elements of matter and/or energy into their definition of the universe, as opposed to the space beyond matter and energy.\n\nGiven these concepts of our universe, some scientists conclude that the “totality of space could be infinite. Shrink an infinite space by an arbitrary amount, and it is still infinite. (Scientific American March 2005).”  \n\nAs to the notion that we live in an ever expanding universe, moving away from every other universe on the fabric of space-time, some scientists are careful to point out that “\nAndromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor, is actually moving toward us, not away. Such exceptions arise because Hubble's law describes only the average behavior of galaxies (Scientific American March 2005).”\n\nIn accordance with your supposition that our universe is in another universe, “it has been hypothesized by some scientists that the universe may be part of a system of many other universes, known as the multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe).” Modern astrophysicists talk about multiple "pocket" universes that branch off from one another.  Stephen Hawking points out that parallel pocket universes can have no effect on a real observer inside a single pocket, so, according to Hawking, they are theoretical baggage that should be eliminated from cosmology, the study of the origins of the universe.\n\nSome string theories define the universe as a three-dimensional space in an invisible space having more dimensions. This is, in essence, a universe within a universe.  Our zone, a “braneworld” could periodically bounce into another parallel braneworld.  This may create what would appear as a Big Bang from one perspective or a Big Bounce of alternating expanding and contracting universe from another perspective.  Such a cataclysmic event is thought to occur 300 billion years from now, resulting in the rearranging and creation of a new universe.\n\nIs our universe inside another universe?  Well, apparently the Men in Black had it right.  Our universe seems to be inside of something else, another universe, called the multiverse.\n\nSteve\n:-D
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I believe there are many different planes/alternate dimensions/timelines/etc.
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We observe four dimensions everyday, three spatial and time.\n\nBut...theories such as string theory predict that the space we live in has in fact many more dimensions (frequently 10, 11 or 26), but that the universe measured along these additional dimensions is subatomic in size. As a result, we perceive only the three spatial dimensions that have macroscopic size.\n\nThis is not so strange as it sounds, which I'll show with an example. Imagine you are in an airplane, flying over sea. Seen from a height, the sea looks flat, two-dimensional. But when the plane looses height we start to perceive the waves, that move in a third direction we could see before.\n\nThe universe could be the same. Four macroscopic dimensions and a few more, hidden ones. We can only perceive them for instance, by the small effects their existence might have on subatomic particles.
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Parallel worlds... Twins of our own that differ only slightly. By events or even natural laws.\nAny thing CAN exist, until it is proven that it can't.\nAs far as the how part of your question, we don't know yet how this world exists. Don't get to far ahead of us or you'll have to come up with your own answers.
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There are a lot of people (scientists) working on this. A recent documentary I watched showed how they are trying to prove that alternative universes might exist (I think this started with Einstein). If so, someday they might find out how to move between them, which could be a form of time travel. I believe in the possibility of many things that have not been proven.
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I think you have it backwards.  The macrocosm reflects (to a degree), the microcosm.\n\nAt present, no-one knows if there are other universes.  My suspicion (not belief, just suspicion) is that everything that is possible is in some sense actual.  My other suspicion is that nothing is actual at all, so there is nothing to prevent the existence of everything.  Yes, that's a contradiction, but we're allowed to contemplate them once we step outside the bounds of what is knowable.
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I read in Time a few years back that in an article, scientists explained a theory that universes connect as a chain, and our Universe- is among many. The idea was quite something to read and of course the diagrams and images they used to portray this thing out was all very fascinating to say the least. It was a rational idea even to me and considering what we found with a pin tip portion of the night sky magnified 1,300 times....hundreds of thousands of Galaxy's all clustered in an array that almost seemed like you are looking at it all through a cylinder. \nSo there is no real way to know for certain, but there could be millions of them...and a chain of universes makes rational sense.
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there can't be. "uni-" means one (imagine having different UNIforms for a team). there IS, however, the theory of multiverses, that you might be interested in searching for and having a read about.