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anotheranon) wrote2007-09-25 06:28 pm
anotheranon) wrote2007-09-25 06:28 pm
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tales from a parallel universe
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".
Fun to ponder beyond the usual "what if Hitler had won WWII?" or "what if my parents had never met?":
What if I'd bothered to talk to some of the "knights" fighting on my college campus? I might have discovered the SCA and discovered the pleasures of heavy duty academic reading, historic costuming, and fencing (! fencing! What if I'd picked up a blade in college?) long before I finally did.
Would a parallel universe in which I did this necessarily have excluded my college raving years?
What if I'd stayed with radio and DJing instead of getting discouraged by a bastard college boyfriend (what if I'd never met bastard college boyfriend)?
What if any of a dozen little things that happened to make me question myself over the years had never happened - or what if MORE of them had happened?
The Oxford mathematicians' theory dictates that "every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits". Given that these are usually tiny, trivial-at-the-time differences, more exotic possibilities such as "What if Kisia had been a dog?" and "What if Claudia Black and Viggo Mortenson were my kinky neighbors?" are kinda off the table :P
What do you want to have happened in your parallel universe?
Fun to ponder beyond the usual "what if Hitler had won WWII?" or "what if my parents had never met?":
What if I'd bothered to talk to some of the "knights" fighting on my college campus? I might have discovered the SCA and discovered the pleasures of heavy duty academic reading, historic costuming, and fencing (! fencing! What if I'd picked up a blade in college?) long before I finally did.
Would a parallel universe in which I did this necessarily have excluded my college raving years?
What if I'd stayed with radio and DJing instead of getting discouraged by a bastard college boyfriend (what if I'd never met bastard college boyfriend)?
What if any of a dozen little things that happened to make me question myself over the years had never happened - or what if MORE of them had happened?
The Oxford mathematicians' theory dictates that "every time a new physical possibility is explored, the universe splits". Given that these are usually tiny, trivial-at-the-time differences, more exotic possibilities such as "What if Kisia had been a dog?" and "What if Claudia Black and Viggo Mortenson were my kinky neighbors?" are kinda off the table :P
What do you want to have happened in your parallel universe?
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What do you want to have happened in your parallel universe?
I do think Tim and I would have found each other somehow, we were just meant to be together.
Or I could be doing life in a woman's maximum security prison for murder. Either that or confined to a mental hospital. I like the first idea better. :)
Re: What do you want to have happened in your parallel universe?
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Two words: President Gore
Also, the world could be a bit more science fiction-y. I don't insist on flying cars, but we could use a few more slidewalks and monorails - - I want to email people on Mars and teleport around the world! :p
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Preaching to the choir!
And yes, more public tranport and my flying car, already!