I should always begin these spiritual discussions with a prayer to Great Spirit that the members here are sufficiently awakened, (open minded), to the concept of the infinite potentialities, in and out of the quantum realities of the realm of time and space continuum. One physical universe among an infinity of parallel universes. How about using a little science to examine the potentialities of the spiritual?
The infinity equation theory.
The mathematics of a certain part of quantum physics called quantum electrodynamics, or QED. This branch of quantum physics explains the electromagnetic interaction in quantum terms. The problem is, when you add the interaction particles and try to solve Schrödinger's wave equation, you get an electron with infinite mass, infinite energy, and infinite charge. There is no way to get rid of the infinities using valid mathematics, so, the theorists simply divide infinity by infinity and get whatever result the guys in the lab say the mass, energy, and charge should be. Even fudging the math, the other results of QED are so powerful that most physicists ignore the infinities and use the theory anyway.
One other interpretation, presented first by Hugh Everett III in 1957, is the many worlds or branching universe interpretation. In this theory, whenever a measurement takes place, the entire universe divides as many times as there are possible outcomes of the measurement. All universes are identical except for the outcome of that measurement. Unlike the science fiction view of "parallel universes", it is not possible for any of these worlds to interact with each other.
While this creates an unthinkable number of different worlds, it does solve the problem of Schrödinger's cat. Instead of one cat, we now have two; one is dead, the other alive. However, it has still not solved the measurement problem! If the universe split every time there was more then one possibility, then we would not see the interference pattern in the electron experiment. So when does it split? No alternative interpretation has yet answered this question in a satisfactory way. And so the search continues...
I personally love having an intellectual conversation about the phenomena of the unknown with one who is open minded to different potentials and beliefs and, of course, *philosophical poetry.* This is the music of the spheres where an indeterminable number of angels dance on the *point* of a needle with the universe within the eye of the needle.
Angles dancing to the song sung by the spheres of multiverses...
I made the error once of opening up too fast to others on these boards
and unfortunately discovered that there are many who are clearly not ready to accept or understand these concepts, experiences, and beliefs. I mean, I could tell things that would sound like it came straight out of a science fiction novel, and some may have thought exactly that. Is not today's science fiction tomorrow's reality, and perhaps the next days magic?
It is one thing to understand the mechanics of quantum physics, or any other type of scientific concepts or mathematical expression, but it is quite another to combine these concepts with the infinite potential force that is both within and without, as well as the combination of all the science research of physics and the metaphysical combined.
Some day there will be a fine line, even possibly there will be no line, separating science and magic.
Anyway, I have always loved a good game of mental fencing. I was born with the the gifts or the curse of the knowings, sensings, in certain perspectives that others cannot see. It only depends on which end of the telescope you are looking into.
I never had a need to learn it from a book. For many years I suppressed much of these knowings. I was alienated from society enough already. During those years I spent much of my time within the realm of my own mind, never quite allowed to rise to my fullest potential.
Have a wonderful day!
Cindy
