Many Worlds Interpretation

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9 min readAug 29, 2023

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Many Worlds Interpretation — Віщун, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Have you ever thought “what if”?

About choices you made, or chances you missed, or dreams you left behind?

What if I told you that all your dreams do come true, and every “what if” finds its answer, in another universe?

This is not a plot of a sci-fi movie — although I know it sounds like one!

This article is about an interpretation of quantum mechanics, backed by some of the brightest minds in physics, suggesting that every possible outcome exists in one of (possibly) infinite number of universes.

Every possible outcome exists?

In accordance with the many-worlds interpretation, yes!

Every time a quantum event has multiple possible outcomes, all possible outcomes are realized in some world or universe.

Impression of innumerable Earth
Impression of innumerable Earth-like planets — NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon

A new world is created to manifest each possibility!

Can you imagine that?

Infinite number of worlds?

Well, if new worlds are created for each possible outcome of every quantum event ever, forever… then I guess it makes…

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Miss Hello World
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Opening the doors to understand the universe, the world, humans. What’s it all about? What is our purpose?

Miss Hello World
Miss Hello World

Written by Miss Hello World

I want to understand – the universe, the world, me. What’s it all about? What is my purpose? As Socrates said, “the unexamined life is not worth living".

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