izzeme wrote:
it is possible; the multiverse theory does fill in a few gaps in our current understanding of physics.
for example, assuming gravity extends to "close" alternatives can explain why it is so weak compared to other forces.
also, one theory is that the big bang occured due to a collision with another universe, and the empty stretches of space are where our universe pushes against another one.
now, of course, these are far-fetched and mainly thought-experiments, as there is no way to test them (yet), but i find it enjoyable to toy with such ideas.
"Parallel universe of gaps" doesn't sound any better than "God of gaps" to me. I've even heard that it was necessary to assume because of this peculiarity, that gravity is such a weak force, so weak that there has to be significantly more mass than we can detect (hence dark matter). I don't think that's a tenable kind of assumption for much of anything, physics, metaphysics, ethics, theology, epistemology, or otherwise because it is merely an a priori assumption.
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