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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 05:47 AM
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Poll question: How many universes?
I've been watching Morgan Freeman's "Wormhole" series on the Science Channel. It's some deep stuff.

Is the universe unique or insignificant?

How many do you think there are?
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 08:32 AM
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1. I'v been waiting for a poll where the choice is between one and infinite.
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 09:20 AM
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2. One. That's what "universe" means.
Now, you can ask, "How many things are there, each of which looks to us like a universe?" and that might have a different answer.:)
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hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 04:55 PM
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3. Less than one.
Most of our universe seems to be missing.

I figure the worms ate it.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 05:36 PM
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4. Infinite. I'm a big supporter of the Many Worlds intereptation of QM.
It gets rid of the "observer collapses the wave function" nonsense used by woo-woos to justify their woo.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 05:37 PM
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5. Infinite and then some
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 10:28 PM
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6. one. Till you can show me another one, we have to work with what we got
Do you know how big a universe is? Plenty big, that's how big. It's the size of, like, everything. I think it'd all fit in there, so don't go chasing waterfalls, kids.
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