What if I told you that your continued existence, right here, right now, might be the strongest argument against one of the most mind-bending concepts in modern theoretical physics: the infinite multiverse? Sounds wild, right? Well, buckle up, because a recent Reddit post threw this idea into the cosmic ring, and it’s genuinely got people talking.
The concept of an “infinite multiverse” suggests that every possible outcome, every decision you could ever make, and every bizarre scenario you can imagine, plays out in a different parallel reality. Think of it: a world where you had pancakes for breakfast instead of toast, or one where dinosaurs never went extinct. Infinite versions of you, doing infinite things. Pretty trippy.
But our Reddit philosopher, u/V1SHU0, looked at this idea and asked a very direct, very personal question: “Why am I not dead yet??” Their logic goes something like this: If there are truly infinite realities, then there must be a reality where humanity became so incredibly smart that we figured out how to travel between these realities. And not just one such reality, but billions of them!
Following this line of thought, in an infinite expanse of possibilities, it’s 100% guaranteed that someone from one of those reality-hopping civilizations would have, by now, popped into this reality and, well, ‘unalived’ our Redditor. But hey, they’re still typing, still posting, still very much alive! So, if they haven’t been zapped by a future-self from Dimension X, doesn’t that imply that inter-reality travel isn’t possible, or that the multiverse isn’t actually infinite? It’s a bold claim, essentially using one’s own heartbeat as a cosmic counter-argument.
Okay, so maybe inter-reality travel is a bit too sci-fi for some. Our Redditor anticipated this and pivoted to another grand concept: the infinitely expanding universe. Many theories suggest our universe just keeps getting bigger, forever and ever.
Again, the same personal test applies: “If it were really expanding to infinity, I should 100% be killed by now but I am not.” Even if distant civilizations are trillions of light-years away, theoretical concepts like time travel and wormholes exist. If the universe is truly infinite and goes on forever, then in that endless expanse of time and space, some super-advanced civilization should have already developed these technologies, traversed the vast distances, and, you guessed it, ‘unalived’ our Redditor. Yet, here we are.
The Redditor’s conclusion? Their continued survival is living proof that neither the multiverse nor the universe is truly “infinite” in the way we often imagine. Instead, they propose a finite universe that will eventually stop expanding, leading to a natural end for us all. A bit grim, perhaps, but certainly a unique way to look at cosmic scales.
It’s a quirky, almost defiant, take on complex scientific theories. While not a peer-reviewed scientific paper, it serves as a fantastic reminder that sometimes the most profound questions can come from the most unexpected places – and from a very personal perspective. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? If you’re still here, what does that say about the infinite possibilities out there?
Caracole