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God Doesn't Play Dice

March 30, 2008 12:56 AM

lbert Einstein didn't like the theory of quantum mechanics.

See, the universe Einstein believed in was rather deterministic--if you knew all the pre-existing conditions, then you could reliably predict the outcome. But quantum mechanics posits a universe in which things can happen completely at random. The electron is spin-up or spin-down, but, until we look at it to find out, it's neither. So we're lead to question how far that reality goes. If we all close our eyes, does Earth still have a moon? Yeah, it seems stupid, but the fact is that, on some level, we create reality when we observe it.

So how do we resolve that with our universe? One theory is that every possible outcome happens in its own universe. So there's a universe where the electron you're observing is spin-up and there's another where it's spin-down. And there's a universe where the cat is alive and another where the cat is dead. And there's a universe where Hitler won World War II and others where he didn't.

And there's some universe somewhere where you never left. There's this world where the forces of gravity and destiny did not conspire to tear us asunder. There's a reality where you were my first kiss and I was yours. Somewhere, there are versions of you and me that hold each other as they fall asleep.

When all is said and done, I guess I've got something pretty simple to say. I know who my first kiss was and, all things considered, I wish it had been you.



2 Comments


estefanita said:

really? you wish it was me?;) we had the chance on prom night, you just didn't get me liquored up enough....and thats not meant to be an insult to you, one has to get me liquored up to do anything, ask my husband;)

March 30, 2008 12:43 PM



TheExpat said:

Way to use quantum mechanics as a segue to your lost opportunities. If you haven't already, you should Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials as great books that are all about multiple universes and first loves.

March 31, 2008 7:43 AM



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