Talk:Parallel universe
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Removed "The theories involving parallel universes are all controversial, and many physicists believe that there is no need to postulate the existence of any universes other than our own." because it contradicts what is written below on the many-world interpretation of quantum physics Pierre Carbonnelle April 3, 2004
Someone has made some of the words in the Parallel Universe article into links such as First World War, Second World War and 4th millennium.
This is, I believe, against Wikipedia policy.
Links should only be made if there is a possibility that following them would enhance the readers knowledge of the subject. I do not think that the links here do this and so I am removing them. They make the page unnecessarily messy. I would appreciate it if an Admin would say who is right (or most right!).
Arpingstone 18:10 Jan 27, 2003 (UTC)
Time as a set of parallel universes
According to one theory, each time frame is related to a particular universe. For example, there is a parallel universe where the First World War is being fought and another where the Second World War is being fought. Similarly, there is a universe where the 4th millennium has dawned. Time travel, according to this theory, is merely travelling from one parallel universe to the other. This may be achievable by passing through a wormhole.
Ive removed the above because i suspect it is not a real scientific theory. If you disagree please put in some reference to:
(1) who came up with this idea. (2) the extent to which it is accepted in the scientific mainstream.
What is a parallel-universe story
I removed Tolkien because, in his fiction, Middle-Earth is supposed to be the past of the real earth and any remaining hobbits live in the same region they did then, the North-West of the Old World. So fictionally it's not a parallel universe at all, unlike, say, Narnia.
I think that whole last paragraph could be taken out if people like my definition of a parallel-universe as one involving contact between universes. Moorcock's and Pratchett's multiverses might become items in the bulleted list. —JerryFriedman 20:35, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Re:Time as a set of parallel universes
David Deutsch in his paper "The Structure of the Multiverse" says that different times are special cases of different universes.
I think there are spoilers for Myst in the article. It says that earth was colonized by the Dni or something. If this is actually not a spoiler then disregard this.