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I rationize the multiverse theory this way: There may be events that are purely chaotic. If you could rewind the universe, the outcome would change following a

I rationize the multiverse theory this way: There may be events that are purely chaotic. If you could rewind the universe, the outcome would change following a probability. If our universe started, then it is possible for a different universe to start. The initial conditions for any universe may be a set of chaotic events. If it was possible for an infinite number of universes to start, then maybe there is at least one universe for every possible chaotic event that could have occurred in our universe, and infinitely more that could not have occurred in our universe.

whatshisface 8y ago
>There may be events that are purely chaotic. If you could rewind the universe, the outcome would change following a probability. Chaos is not the same thing as randomness. Chaos is defined as "completely deterministic, but a small change in the state at one time will produce a large and rapidly growing change in the state at later times," which implies that if you knew today perfectly you could predict the future forever, but if you are even a little bit wrong it will be magnified, eventually, in to being totally wrong.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y ago
  So chaos is like a cryptographic hash function where a given input always produces the same output, but even a slight change in the input produces massive changes in the output?
  - whatshisface 8y ago
    That sounds right to me. Many things computers do are chaotic because one little bit flip can flip a whole lot of other bits down the line...
  - Doxin 8y ago
    Chaotic is definitely a good property for a hash function to have. I'm not so sure if the relation works the other way though.