MUCH AS WE ENJOY THEIR NEWFOUND FAITH IN THE HOMOCENTRIC UNIVERSE...:

Parallel universes exist - study (Breitbart, Sep 23, 2007)

Parallel universes really do exist, according to a mathematical discovery by Oxford scientists described by one expert as "one of the most important developments in the history of science". [...]

According to quantum mechanics, nothing at the subatomic scale can really be said to exist until it is observed. Until then, particles occupy nebulous "superposition" states, in which they can have simultaneous "up" and "down" spins, or appear to be in different places at the same time.

Observation appears to "nail down" a particular state of reality, in the same way as a spinning coin can only be said to be in a "heads" or "tails" state once it is caught. [...]

The Oxford team, led by Dr David Deutsch, showed mathematically that the bush-like branching structure created by the universe splitting into parallel versions of itself can explain the probabilistic nature of quantum outcomes.

...no matter how high you stack the bologna it's still just a pile of lunchmeat.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 17, 2007 1:31 PM