the_entity ([info]the_entity) wrote,
@ 2008-04-30 03:32:00
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H'mmm.
Statistical probability dictates: the you [insert name here] that can exist here has a finite probability of existence in other galaxies, superclusters, etc.; and thus, if the universe is infinite, then the matter of whether other duplicates of you, sitting in the exact same chair, thinking the exact same thoughts, reading the exact same livejournal entry, exist, is not one of whether such duplicates exist, but of how many googleplexes of light-years stand between you and the next instance of such a (statistically improbable) duplicate of yourself .

If you are drugged, drunk, confronting a difficult decision: somewhere, someone, bearing your name and indistinguishable (by any means known to science) from you faces the same problem (given an infinite universe, probability dictates it). Furthermore, given that your existence is physically possible, therefore, in an infinite universe, there are an infinite number of duplicates of you facing the exact same problem. If you screw up: there are versions of you doing better; if not, good going.

Let us consider the matter from a totally different angle:

There were kings, upon a time, who lavished upon a beloved entire castles, estates, buildings of the largest possible expense availible to them. Considering that, consider also what that one might think of you who has spent an infinity of stars and superclusters merely to decorate your night sky.



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[info]kaura_nighthawk
2008-04-30 04:00 am UTC (link)
Very poorly, given that the physical laws seem to keep me from getting out of this one part of the universe. What's the use of a beautiful mansion if you're locked up in the cupboard?

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[info]the_entity
2008-05-02 01:00 pm UTC (link)
Heh, good point. I hadn't thought of it like that.

Although, it's still a pretty damn impressive broom cupboard we're locked in...

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