Hi Roger, I find it harder to believe in finite universes. Why the precise number, whatever it is?
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Roger Clough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Stephen P. King > > It's easier to believe in salvation through faith or UFOs than infinite > universes. > > > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > *From:* Stephen P. King <[email protected]> > *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> > *Time:* 2013-01-28, 09:20:33 > *Subject:* About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space > > Hi, > > I think this paper might be fodder for a nice discussion! > > http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295 > > About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space > Francisco José Soler > Gil<http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Gil_F/0/1/0/all/0/1> > , Manuel > Alfonseca<http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Alfonseca_M/0/1/0/all/0/1> > (Submitted on 22 Jan 2013 (v1 <http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.5295v1>), last > revised 23 Jan 2013 (this version, v2)) > > This paper analyzes two different proposals, one by Ellis and Brundrit, > based on classical relativistic cosmology, the other by Garriga and > Vilenkin, based on the DH interpretation of quantum mechanics, both of > which conclude that, in an infinite universe, planets and living beings > must be repeated an infinite number of times. We point to some possible > shortcomings in the arguments of these authors. We conclude that the idea > of an infinite repetition of histories in space cannot be considered > strictly speaking a consequence of current physics and cosmology. Such > ideas should be seen rather as examples of {\guillemotleft}ironic > science{\guillemotright} in the terminology of John Horgan. > > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > ____________________________________________________________________ > *DreamMail* - The first mail software supporting source tracking > www.dreammail.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
