Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-26 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 25 May 2015, at 20:44, Frederik Goplen wrote: Suppose I wanted to create a new universe in my lab. What would I need to get started? The question may seem absurd. After all, the universe is enormous. It is billions of years old and, as far as we know, it contains all that ever

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-26 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
, during the 19th century. -Original Message- From: LizR lizj...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 7:23 pm Subject: Re: What do you need to create a universe? I was speaking metaphorically. There are those who

What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread Frederik Goplen
Suppose I wanted to create a new universe in my lab. What would I need to get started? The question may seem absurd. After all, the universe is enormous. It is billions of years old and, as far as we know, it contains all that ever existed and ever will exist. Still it appears that all

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread Jason Resch
...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 3:35 pm Subject: What do you need to create a universe? Suppose I wanted to create a new universe in my lab. What would I need to get started? The question may seem absurd. After all, the universe

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 3:35 pm Subject: What do you need to create a universe? Suppose I wanted to create a new universe in my lab. What would I need to get started? The question may seem absurd. After all, the universe is enormous. It is billions of years old

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
on a trainee. -Original Message- From: Jason Resch jasonre...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 4:41 pm Subject: Re: What do you need to create a universe? Run a computer simulation that contains a conscious observer and you have created

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 4:41 pm Subject: Re: What do you need to create a universe? Run a computer simulation that contains a conscious observer and you have created reality. In another sense, however, all universes already exist

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread LizR
: Re: What do you need to create a universe? Run a computer simulation that contains a conscious observer and you have created reality. In another sense, however, all universes already exist and so you aren't creating anything, only forging a connection to another universe that's out

Re: What do you need to create a universe?

2015-05-25 Thread LizR
a novel may help make a blueprint, a direction, a precis, but not a cosmos itself. Once upon a time.. -Original Message- From: LizR lizj...@gmail.com To: everything-list everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 25, 2015 6:44 pm Subject: Re: What do you need to create a universe