Multiverse: The Anthropic Principle

How our existence implies multiple worlds

The inflationary model of the universe says that shortly after the Big Bang, space underwent an enormous amount of expansion. It was able to do this by way of repulsive gravity. The theory helps to solve many mysteries, including the flatness problem, the monopole problem, fluctuations in the CMB, and the horizon problem. Image by NASA.

We do not have a good understanding of reality. Our world is shrouded from reality by the jungles of frilly plant-life and weathered lighthouses. All the matter abounding — our swaths of ocean, the sun drenched deserts where thorny fruits and creatures dwell, houses: large gilded mansions and small shacks that creak when someone…