[Dixielandjazz] What if Glenn Miller didn't die?

Steve Barbone barbonestreet at earthlink.net
Thu Jul 13 09:30:33 PDT 2006


In an alternate reality, Glenn Miller did not die. According to the Many
Worlds Interpretation, (a theory of Quantum Mechanics), he had the choice to
fly or not to fly. Therefore in our reality, he flew and died. (or died in a
whorehouse) But in the many world split, he did not fly or visit the
bordello and thus did not die. So Swing may indeed exist in that world. See
below for the simple explanation.

Or write to Fr Mike for further elucidation of alternate realities. :-) VBG

Or to boggle our minds, Google for <Many Worlds Interpretation>

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

In 1957, Hugh Everett III proposed a radical new way of dealing with some of
the more perplexing aspects of quantum mechanics. It became known as the
Many-Worlds Interpretation.

According to this interpretation, whenever numerous viable possibilities
exist, the world splits into many worlds, one world for each different
possibility (in this context, the term "worlds" refers to what most people
call "universes"). In each of these worlds, everything is identical, except
for that one different choice; from that point on, they develop
independently, and no communication is possible between them, so the people
living in those worlds (and splitting along with them) may have no idea that
this is going on.

In this way, the world branches endlessly. What is "the present" to us, lies
in the pasts of an uncountably huge number of different futures. Everything
that can happen, does, somewhere.

http://www.station1.net/DouglasJones/many.htm




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