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kerosene · 12-09-2003, 05:15 PM

Lj, suppose there is a separate plane of existence for each alternate decision we could or could not have made? Like what if there is an alternate me created from a plane in which I made a different decision than what I know of here? Does that make sense?

lumberjim · 12-09-2003, 05:25 PM

precisely. and if, on that same plane, dave had NOT decided to leave the cellar, he would probably have called us all retards and asshats for pondering this point.

kerosene · 12-09-2003, 05:28 PM

Yes, but then there are a bunch more planes in which dave called us retards and asshats, because we would have a separate plane for each decision of each poster whether or not to respond to dave. Hmm. I think I am dizzy.

Slartibartfast · 12-09-2003, 11:12 PM

An excellent short story about alternate universes is Larry Niven's All the Myriad Ways. Dance Band On the Titanic, by Harry Chapman is also very good.

Has anyone read any good stories or books about parallel universes?
what concepts made them interesting?

It seems science fiction writers love the concept of alternate time lines, even though science fact hasn't written all that much on the concept (As far as I know).

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diagonally parked in a paralell universe
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12-09-2003, 05:25 PM	#17
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	precisely. and if, on that same plane, dave had NOT decided to leave the cellar, he would probably have called us all retards and asshats for pondering this point. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-09-2003, 11:12 PM	#19
Slartibartfast \|-0-\| <-0-> \|-0-\| Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 516	An excellent short story about alternate universes is Larry Niven's All the Myriad Ways. Dance Band On the Titanic, by Harry Chapman is also very good. Has anyone read any good stories or books about parallel universes? what concepts made them interesting? It seems science fiction writers love the concept of alternate time lines, even though science fact hasn't written all that much on the concept (As far as I know). _____ diagonally parked in a paralell universe - old usenet tag line Last edited by Slartibartfast; 12-09-2003 at 11:16 PM.

12-09-2003, 05:15 PM	#16
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Lj, suppose there is a separate plane of existence for each alternate decision we could or could not have made? Like what if there is an alternate me created from a plane in which I made a different decision than what I know of here? Does that make sense?

12-09-2003, 05:28 PM	#18
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yes, but then there are a bunch more planes in which dave called us retards and asshats, because we would have a separate plane for each decision of each poster whether or not to respond to dave. Hmm. I think I am dizzy.

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