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Originally Posted by MSD
A sound engineer posing as a scientist engages in quack science. This man has confused the many worlds interpretation with dimensional physics. Alternate and parallel universes may be theorized by some, but should not be confused with higher dimensions. Above the fourth, dimensions exist in sizes only dealt with in quantum physics; this video displays a fairly strong grasp up to that point as the fourth (time) dimension in euclidean space represents the length of a vector. The only reason to posit these dimensions as such is to push string theory, which is non-falsifiable and therefore as invalid as competing non-falsifiable theories.
In short, this has nothing to do with science and everything to do with selling books on a subject in which the author has no business claiming to be an authority.
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No way am I an expert, but I did watch every Saturday special with
Brian Greene,
Michio Kaku, and even
Sam Niel on the [Discovery] Science Channel. While as far fetched as string theory is, it is the only current theory that can explain the wild inconsistency in our universe- namely the fact that quantum mechanics and relativity go together like cats and water.
I swear if someone posts a picture or a video of a cat loving a bath...
Each time they would explain the many world's theory it was coupled with explanation of extra dimensions. To me that does make sense- space has it's three clearly distinguishable dimensions of height, length, and depth, and we call duration (time) the fourth. If there was a fifth dimension perpendicular to all of those then spacetime would have "freedom" to move along this- alternate sets of spacetime.
Now there very well could/would be an infinite amount of these alternate universes. In mathematics it is perfectly allowable to have different sets of infinities, because your initial conditions of one system could yield infinitely many possibilities, as well as another [stable] system would yield even more possibilities unique from the other.
So instead of infinitely many universes based on our physics, how about "unlimited?" Because any other universe based on alternate [stable] laws of physics would also have unlimited number of possibilities.
Yeah string theory is unprovable, but it really brings back that awe and mystery of the universe that some of us didn't feel while sitting in church. At this point, it is just a theory, but once we get sensitive enough equipment we will be able to observe it's effects, if it is right to begin with.
Till then-
DON'T RUIN MY WORLD!
