Fragamus, That depends on definitions! What counts as a history, and "when" do we count them? In order for the number of histories to be "merely a fantastically large and growing number", we need to be inside of time when we count the number of histories-- otherwise it could not be growing. Personally I would prefer to count the *eventual* number of histories, rather than the number of histories at any given moment. This number will be infinite, but *which* infinity? The answer gives us some information. (I don't know if you are familiar with the different infinities, but there *are* smaller and larger infinities.) For example, if all universes end in finite time the number of histories may be smaller than if there are some that go on forever.
-Abram On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:10 PM, fragamus <[email protected]> wrote: > > I would like to ask the board: > > Are ALL possible quantum histories realized in the multiverse? > > Is the number of possible histories infinite, or merely a > fantastically large and growing number? > > I don't like infinity so I'm hoping you say no. > > THANKS! > > > -- Abram Demski Public address: [email protected] Public archive: http://groups.google.com/group/abram-demski Private address: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
