Many Worlds and an Anti-Universe
Judging by the "many worlds" interpretation, there are an infinite number of universes and each time an event occurs an alternate (yet almost identical) universe is created in which the event didn't take place - perhaps there are also universes created in which the event happened differently, but that can be overlooked right now.
My inquiry is as follows: Would the creation of the universe be paralleled by a "universe" in which there's no universe at all? This could possibly even be an "anti-universe", comprised of anti-matter and the like.
To some extent, this could even erase the need for a cause for creation. That is to say, nothing happened (as I call it, a "nothing event") and, to counteract nothing happening, something had to happen - that something being the birth of a universe.
I, personally, usually prefer not to use the many worlds theory to explain things; however, I did find this thought exercise relatively interesting. I figured that with any luck someone here would find it intriguing as well. Tell me what you think, whether you agree or not. Like I said, I was merely playing with thoughts and this was the result.
Judging by the "many worlds" interpretation, there are an infinite number of universes and each time an event occurs an alternate (yet almost identical) universe is created in which the event didn't take place - perhaps there are also universes created in which the event happened differently, but that can be overlooked right now.
My inquiry is as follows: Would the creation of the universe be paralleled by a "universe" in which there's no universe at all? This could possibly even be an "anti-universe", comprised of anti-matter and the like.
To some extent, this could even erase the need for a cause for creation. That is to say, nothing happened (as I call it, a "nothing event") and, to counteract nothing happening, something had to happen - that something being the birth of a universe.
I, personally, usually prefer not to use the many worlds theory to explain things; however, I did find this thought exercise relatively interesting. I figured that with any luck someone here would find it intriguing as well. Tell me what you think, whether you agree or not. Like I said, I was merely playing with thoughts and this was the result.