What's an entity?
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]>wrote: > IMHO more than one universe per entity is unjustified. > > > > On 1/31/2013 8:09 AM, Roger Clough wrote: > > Hi Telmo Menezes > > IMHO more than one universe is unjustified. > > > > ----- Receiving the following content ----- > *From:* Telmo Menezes <[email protected]> > *Receiver:* everything-list <[email protected]> > *Time:* 2013-01-30, 12:10:08 > *Subject:* Re: About the Infinite Repetition of Histories in Space > > 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, >> >> 牋� 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 Jos� 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 > > -- > 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.
