A little surprise I found on howstuffworks.com :
Like most geeks, I've been skeptical, however intrigued, by the "Many Worlds" theory. And I still don't have the knowledge to push either way :-(. If I had more time in college (thank goodness I don't, but still) I'd definitely look into studying theoretical physics.
The reason I posted this is my realization that the man who developed the Many Worlds theory, Hugh Everett III, gave birth to a son, Mark Oliver Everett, who is the headliner of the band Eels, who have provided music for various movies including Shrek and Yes Man (which is swarming with Eels music). It's simply amusing that the little sketch above shares the same humor used in E's music. Amusingly, E was also invited on Nova for their "Many Worlds, Many Lives" episode. His father had a profound effect on his music (and an intriguing life), and E's sister even wrote in her suicide note that she was going to live with her father in an alternate universe.
It's funny how many of theoretical physics applications, especially based on the Many Worlds hypothesis (Schrodinger's Cat, Quantum Suicide) seem to dwell on death. As nice as it is to see a demonstration of 'brighter' origin, it's funny how death remains the only fate we really know of. The end is always sort of in sight, and everything else just passes by. Well, that's an exaggeration, although I find myself struggling with 'the now' in the wake of 'the end.' Even during my years in Christianity, the constant goal of my beliefs was 'heaven,' that clouded state of immortal existence found at 'the end.'
I don't believe in heaven, or quantum immortality for that matter. But it is an intriguing matter. What if the multiverse does exist? Artists from Terry Riley to Richard Mathesan have cited views of 'inspiration from beyond.' Hell, even the Greeks thought their ideas fell from the gods. And perhaps that's our way of communicating with these other worlds: inspiration. But that's still highly doubtful, and science has a long way to go before I can take this all to heart.
If you have a few bucks to burn, buy yourself a copy of Eels' "Electro-Shock Blues." It documents a lot of E's family life, and it's also one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. Perhaps a little difficult at first (I find most indie music abhorred, but Eels, my exception, is always an engaging listen), but it's amazingly rewarding, and pretty powerful.
Like most geeks, I've been skeptical, however intrigued, by the "Many Worlds" theory. And I still don't have the knowledge to push either way :-(. If I had more time in college (thank goodness I don't, but still) I'd definitely look into studying theoretical physics.
The reason I posted this is my realization that the man who developed the Many Worlds theory, Hugh Everett III, gave birth to a son, Mark Oliver Everett, who is the headliner of the band Eels, who have provided music for various movies including Shrek and Yes Man (which is swarming with Eels music). It's simply amusing that the little sketch above shares the same humor used in E's music. Amusingly, E was also invited on Nova for their "Many Worlds, Many Lives" episode. His father had a profound effect on his music (and an intriguing life), and E's sister even wrote in her suicide note that she was going to live with her father in an alternate universe.
It's funny how many of theoretical physics applications, especially based on the Many Worlds hypothesis (Schrodinger's Cat, Quantum Suicide) seem to dwell on death. As nice as it is to see a demonstration of 'brighter' origin, it's funny how death remains the only fate we really know of. The end is always sort of in sight, and everything else just passes by. Well, that's an exaggeration, although I find myself struggling with 'the now' in the wake of 'the end.' Even during my years in Christianity, the constant goal of my beliefs was 'heaven,' that clouded state of immortal existence found at 'the end.'
I don't believe in heaven, or quantum immortality for that matter. But it is an intriguing matter. What if the multiverse does exist? Artists from Terry Riley to Richard Mathesan have cited views of 'inspiration from beyond.' Hell, even the Greeks thought their ideas fell from the gods. And perhaps that's our way of communicating with these other worlds: inspiration. But that's still highly doubtful, and science has a long way to go before I can take this all to heart.
If you have a few bucks to burn, buy yourself a copy of Eels' "Electro-Shock Blues." It documents a lot of E's family life, and it's also one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard. Perhaps a little difficult at first (I find most indie music abhorred, but Eels, my exception, is always an engaging listen), but it's amazingly rewarding, and pretty powerful.
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