Multiverses

Recently, I became aware that there are new ideas about our universe in which "our" universe is but one of multiple universes in what would be termed a larger "multiverse" that would encompass all, or at least a whole bunch of other various types of universes. Some may be similar to ours, others, in fact, practically all others, may be completely different with different physical properties and laws and thus, being completely different than our own existence.

Such a view may lend more creedence to string theory, as string theory suggest or at least begs multiple dimensions in order for the math to balance out. perhaps string theory shows some partial lineage or connection or at least inherent physically shared mathmatical characteristics between our universe and other possible universes.

it has been said that if there are multiverses, then that explains "where" we came from. meaning, we were sprung free from another universe, perhaps, a singularity, from which, our reality is the result.

a famous physicist, Richard Feynman wrote a book called, The Character of Physical Law. in which he theorizes that "now" we live in a very exciting time because we do not yet know "everything". and thus, in the future, when we know "everything" then, things will become boring.

I do not agree with Feynmen and I am not a physicist. but long before, during and after the great search which he finds as seemingly the sole exciting element of existence, humans beings have loved, learned, bred, interacted, died, mourned and persisted. Perhaps Mr. Feynmen never fell in love, but it's hard for me to concede that the discovery of a unified theory could in all cases be more miraculous than a human neonate coming into the awareness of what life is, the miracle of their birth and the insanity of contemplation of a self which at one point in time did not exist. Likewise, it is hard for me to concede that the discover of the "god particle" could for everyone, be more astounding than the discovery of a depth of love of another, which shocks, surprises and fulfills beyond imagination.

In any event, on a website titled "not even wrong" it is stated,

The Multiverse theory for the universe has been a recently accepted theory that describes the continuous formation of universes through the collapse of giant stars and the formation of black holes. With each of these black holes there is a new point of singularity and a new possible universe.

The big bang that triggered our entire universe is, in this grander perspective, an infinitesimal part of an elaborate structure that extends far beyond the range of any telescopes." This puts our place in the Multiverse into a small spectrum. While the size of the earth in relation to the sun is minuscule, the size of the sun, the solar system, the galaxy, and even the universe, could pale in comparison to this proposed Multiverse.

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The Multiverse theory itself, regardless of parallel universes, has many implications. Most notable is the unique, complex process from which our own universe was born, and how easily it could have been different. It may imply that, out of the possibly thousands, millions, or billions of universes, ours was special enough to develop life, which, in itself is special. Maybe life in another universe has a different meaning, but we know that our universe, at the very least is special in that it houses our kind of life. If just one physical law were slightly different, then there would be nobody to appreciate the beauty that we can see on an everyday basis. This brings up the same ultimate question. If every universe began from another universe, where did it all begin?

to me, this "revelation" brings us no closer, nor further away from what we already know, which in itself is miraculous.
1. each human represents an unbroken chain of life extending as far back as life itself, or, hundreds of millions of years, in fact, an estimated 3,400 million years of Earths 4,500 million years of existence. pretty amazing. it is my contention that the "wisdom" of these ages are within every being, waiting to be tapped into and explicated as wisdom and sentient nature.
2. the miracle of our universe, life itself and existence, be it a single universe, or a multiverse, is all a matter for conjecture, because truthfully, our individual existence, constitutes the only true miracle, for without the self, there would be no meaning in or to existence, or any contemplation of it.

the point is, that at all times, there are a plethora of issues which not only intrigue, but flummox the individual. so, we have only to pick our poison. for all contemplations untimately begin and end at the same location. the self. there is no meaning outside of the contemplator. there is no existence outside of the contemplator, there is no truth outside of the contemplator.

And so, for me, the one thing that's hard to come to terms with, is the thought or notion of a beginning. and i realize there may not be any sort of thing such as a beginning. just as zero can not control one. one can not control zero. so there may not really be a one or a zero. they may be the same. and as humans, there is the truth that there are forms of contemplation which will always remain beyond our comprehension to even hold. once again. if it is not meaningful to the individual, then it has no meaning.

the truth that i have come to understand is that there is no separation. only the illusion of a very very real repetition. one embodiment of it, is called, and known, as "the multiverse".