On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:34:12 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I have a theory about wind power. If it is implemented on a massive scale,
the next thing we'll hear is that by capturing the energy of the wind, we
are upsetting natural wind currents, screwing up seed distribution and
contributing even more to global warming. Or cooling. Or whatever the tree
huggers are promoting at the time.

You know, in the quantum world, that is entirely possible. It's called
The Theory of Universal Wave Function. For each action taken (or each
event happening), there exits a Universe in which the action wasn't
taken or the event didn't happen. We don't see it because we
experience it - it's just a slight shift in reality. In theory, this
may be the key to FTL travel as we could shift from our solar system
to Omicron Persei 8 in the blink of an eye just by shifting our
position from here to there - it's an orientation feature - a nearby
universe shifting positionally so that Omicron Persei 8 is just a step
away. Other than a shift in galactic position, we wouldn't know the
difference because that universe is so close to ours that there is no
practical difference.

The one I favor is the Chaotic Inflation Theory - sometimes known as
the Bubble Universe Theory in which the observable universe becomes
too large to see meaning that it has to bud off at some point so we
can maintain current reality - kind of like the way an ameoba
duplicates itself. This is a never ending process because as it buds
off, it is basically a replica of the original, only slightly smaller
in space. Over time, slight changes get magnified, etc., etc., etc.

Aren't you glad you brought this up?