[ExI] did the multiverse just get thinner?

John K Clark jonkc at bellsouth.net
Wed Aug 5 04:58:23 UTC 2009


"Damien Broderick" <thespike at satx.rr.com>

> Has anyone yet commented on the (extremely implausible) possibility that
> the LHC *must* create a world-killing black hole--or wormhole or the
> like--in the vast majority of adjacent or superposed worlds where a series
> of absurd accidents and coincidences *hasn't* stopped the machine from
> being activated? And since we're still here, it's precisely because our
> world is one of the few with the serious breakdowns... If this crazy idea
> catches on, there'll be even more fearful voices clamoring to have the
> thing smashed.

I don't see why, if true we have nothing to worry about.  In a infinite
number of parallel worlds there must be one where it's one damn breakdown
after another and they never get the LHC up and running, and after all one
is all you'd need.

 John K Clark





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