Re: Newbie Questions

From: Abram Demski <abramdemski.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:10:20 -0500

Fragamus,

That depends on definitions! What counts as a history, and "when" do
we count them? In order for the number of histories to be "merely a
fantastically large and growing number", we need to be inside of time
when we count the number of histories-- otherwise it could not be
growing. Personally I would prefer to count the *eventual* number of
histories, rather than the number of histories at any given moment.
This number will be infinite, but *which* infinity? The answer gives
us some information. (I don't know if you are familiar with the
different infinities, but there *are* smaller and larger infinities.)
For example, if all universes end in finite time the number of
histories may be smaller than if there are some that go on forever.

-Abram

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:10 PM, fragamus
<innovative.engineer.domain.name.hidden> wrote:
>
> I would like to ask the board:
>
> Are ALL possible quantum histories realized in the multiverse?
>
> Is the number of possible histories infinite, or merely a
> fantastically large and growing number?
>
> I don't like infinity so I'm hoping you say no.
>
> THANKS!
> >
>



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