Can Choices Create Parallel Universes in an Infinite Cosmos?

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The discussion explores the concept of whether choices create parallel universes within an infinite cosmos. Participants debate the nature of the universe, noting that while the observable universe is finite, the entire universe may be infinite, though this remains uncertain. The idea of parallel universes is linked to the "many worlds interpretation" of quantum mechanics, which lacks empirical evidence and is often viewed as speculative. The conversation also touches on the implications of decision-making on the existence of alternate timelines, suggesting that every choice could theoretically spawn a new universe. Ultimately, the theories surrounding multiverses and the universe's structure remain theoretical and not part of established cosmology.
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WannabeNewton said:
Again, this is not the kind of "lack of edge" that is being talked about. The Klein bottle is an example of a non-orientable manifold i.e. there doesn't exist a choice of nowhere-vanishing continuous n-form (volume form) on the manifold. This is not the same thing as saying the 3-sphere spatial sections of the closed universe model have "no edge"; the latter is just the statement that the 3-sphere has empty manifold boundary. It is finite in the sense that it is compact (every open cover has a finite subcover). Obviously the 3-sphere is orientable so this notion is not what is being talked about.

I agree with you on the points you made here. I posted the Klien bottle as an example of how a flat surface can have no edge.
We know the universe is close to flat there are 3 flat geometries that have no edge. The torus, the mobeous strip and the klien bottle.
Understanding flat geometry relations in cosmology is also important. As pointed out this has nothing to do with bounded, unbounded.
However it is important to be aware of. This also has little to do with the many worlds interpretation of the OP lol.
 
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