Do you have a clone somewhere in the universe? Part 2

Following up from the previous post titled "Do you have a clone somewhere in the universe?"

Everything around us, the plants, our gadgets, the mountains, our planet Earth, other planets and all of the galaxies, are simply the result of an specific organization or setup of the corresponding particles. It’s like a configuration that goes from the smallest things, to the biggest ones.

Quantum mechanics, from that principle and speculating on the possible quantum states of a three-dimensional universe and the size of ours, predicts that there may be 10ⁿ (where n is 10124 in turn) different ways of organizing their diversity. This figure is something like a "one" followed by millions, millions, millions ... (thus up to twenty times) of zeros.

If we wanted to find our clone somewhere in the multiverse, we would need to:

• Choose among the different and infinite universes that exist, the ones in which the physical laws are exactly the same as in ours.

• In the selected subset find one that meets all our requirements, which would be given with a probability of one among an astronomical number of cases, 10ⁿ (where n = 10124).

By taking for granted that there is infinite universes, there must necessarily be infinite copies of you, and of everything in existence.

Imagine that playing the lottery we get a prize every thousand attempts. If we played a thousand times it would be expected for us to win at least once; if we played a million times we would need to win a thousand prizes; if we played countless times we would be graced with infinite prizes. A minimum part of infinity is also infinite. This is how this weird number works.

infinity is the quality or state of endlessness or having no limits in terms of time, space, or other quantity | Source

In an experiment that was repeated in an infinite amount of tries, any possible result, however improbable, would be obtained infinitely many times. In conclusion, if you accept as valid the theory of inflation, you have no choice but to accept that there are infinite copies of you (and of everything else), with your own history, in parallel universes.

In this respect it has to be said that this theory has already been adopted by the scientific community as part of the standard cosmological model of the creation of the universe (the "Big Bang" model).

Even so, I understand that skeptics find it difficult to accept terms that sound "eternal" or "infinite." Surely someone will be tempted to say: "Ok, I accept this theory in the part that could have been observed, but not in the rest". This is like telling Einstein that his Theory of Relativity is surely right, but only the part that can be observed and contrasted . In his day, Einstein predicted the existence of black holes, something that could not be proven until years later. Therefore a theory should be accepted completely or discarded.

Besides, is reasonable to reject or have doubts about this issues, because finding something infinite or eternal around us is quite unlikely. At least, it seems to be.

DNA replications and cells reproductions are an eternal dynamic

Cell reproduction is the process by which cells divide to form new cells. Each time a cell divides, it makes a copy of all of its chromosomes, which are tightly coiled strands of DNA, the genetic material that holds the instructions for all life, and sends an identical copy to the new cell that is created. | Source

DNA will first make a copy of itself in a process called replication with the aid of proteins. As a cell is dividing the chromosomes (tightly wound DNA) move to the center of the cell and then are pulled apart. So, half of a chromosome will be in each cell. Once the cell is separated the DNA is able to replicate itself so that a whole chromosome will be formed again. | Source

The cells reproduce in an individual, this individual procreates and leads to the restart of the process. If there were no external factor to stop it, this process, as it is designed, would be eternal.

The other idea that generates some mistrust is that of infinity. This is a very useful term used by mathematicians and physicists when they can not explain something.

If there is no infinity that means we are extremely lucky?

If there is no infinity, then what are the chances of us having exactly the proper conditions to develop and be alive? There is a huge accumulation of coincidences, which have had to occur for me to be here today, writing this article, and for our reality to be as it is.

Matter, the universe as a whole exists because the mass of the particles, the physical laws that govern our very existence, all of this different things are exactly right for everything to be as it is.

To make matters worse, this extreme causality overlaps in time and space the tremendous chain of coincidences that make the Earth an habitable planet: the exact mass of the Sun, the precise size of the Moon, Jupiter, etc.

The possibility that this accumulation of coincidences may occur might not fit in our mind. There are only two possible explanations I can think of: a Higher Being has designed everything with a lot of precision, or we are the result of eternal repetitions of some process.

It seems that everything is on the side of the theory of inflation which was already discussed on the previous entry, but nevertheless, when playing with probabilities the results can be very deceptive. I had a teacher who often repeated: "The numbers, can end up saying what we want them to say".

We argued that if the lottery touches me in every thousand attempts, the expected thing is that playing a thousand times one of them touches me. This is true, but I could simply wonder why was I born as a human being? What are the chances of that given the fact there much more insects than us humans.

This subject is incredibly complex and can be discussed and presented from different points of views. In my next entry we will keep exploring other possibilities and other theories that could help us ultimately find our “lost clone”

Stay tuned.

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References
NASA back hole
NASA WMAP
ESA planck
Space
thoughtco
wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov
philosophyzer
physicsclassroom
livescience

Image Sources are from pixabay

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