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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not necessarily: consider a string of '0's and '1's' both infinite and random.

011101010101000....

No matter how long you look, you'll never find a '2'. Same with the multiverse, not all things need to exist.

[–] LouNeko 5 points 2 years ago

I was about to make a comment about, how a double pendelum can swing in an infinite amount of unpredictable ways, none of which will suddenly turn it into a car. But I like your analogy so much better.

[–] C4d 51 points 2 years ago

That’s the one that got defederated.

[–] jesterraiin 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Multiverse does not immediately imply the infinite number of the worlds.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago

And even an infinite number doesn't mean all. There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1, none of them is 2. So the multiverse wouldn't have to include one that contradicts its rules.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would be the multiv♾️rse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] ArchmageAzor 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe in the sense that the people there haven't thought of the theory itself. But one universe can't affect if a multiverse exists or not, one universe would just be part of a whole

[–] MothBookkeeper 4 points 2 years ago

It's more like, "all things that can exist do."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How can there be a Universe in a Multiverse that's not inside the Multiverse?

[–] Jarix 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which multiverse theory are you talking about?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm assuming the one where you believe that every conceivable series of events happen.

That or it's the fictional multiverse where every permutation of the set of every fact being true exists.

[–] CaptPretentious 2 points 2 years ago

Going on the rule that the multiverse theory is accurate... Then I do believe that makes the end statement impossible.

The multiverse isn't dependent on any single universe. So if multiverse is true, and a universe exists, it wouldn't be possible for the multiverse to not exist as that would be a logic paradox.

Of course, it's from a matter of perspective. Those in that universe might not be aware of capable of recognizing or conceiving the multiverse. But that wouldn't alter it's existence. Kind of like a one way mirror.

[–] rockstarpirate 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)