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 <rclo...@verizon.net> 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 <stephe...@charter.net> > *Receiver:* everything-list <everything-list@googlegroups.com> > *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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
