Could Other Universes Fine-Tune Their Own Inhabitants?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the possibility of other universes having life and the factors that could contribute to the existence of life in those universes. The participants agree that while life-bearing universes may be rare, there should still be a significant number of them. They also mention the requirements for life, including a source of free energy, a way to sequester that energy, and the ability to reproduce. These conditions could also lead to evolution. The conversation ends with the acknowledgement that while there may be a lot of universes with these conditions, there may also be a significant number of universes that do not have life.
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Could Other Universes...

Fine-tune their own inhabitants?, just like our universe fine-tuned us? I agree that life-bearing universes would be unlikely but there still should be ALOT of them

I mean most people say any change in the laws, even a tweak would make life impossible but they forget that "state" they orginially thought impossible to breed life in could fine-tune its own inhabitants?...of course there would be the "extreme" universes that would dissappear in a second or be dead the whole time it existed
 
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What you need would be
1. A source of free energy, that is energy with a lower entropy than its surroundings.
2. Some way to sequester that free energy into a sufficiently local neighborhood that it could be tapped to support realtively increased order, relative to the surroundings; that is apart of its low entropy state could be transferred and expressed differently by the "organism" as we might call the sequestering neighborhood.
3. Some way for such a neighborhood to create new neighborhoods with the same ability to tap free energy where found.

That, I believe is it. If not life, such an organism would at least be prelife, and it's power to reproduce would eventually produce evoution.

Property 1 is known as "food", 2. is known as "metabolism", and 3. is known as "reproduction". Notice that I didn't say chemistry or physics or anything beyond the definetion of free energy.
 
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Yeah, and if there were other universes there should be a lot of universes having those three requirements but the "dead" ones would still surely outnumber them.
 
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Surely there would be a lot that do have life in them...
 

1. What is the concept of other universes?

The concept of other universes, or the multiverse theory, suggests that there may be multiple parallel universes beyond our own observable universe. These universes could have different physical laws, dimensions, and even different versions of ourselves.

2. Is there any evidence for other universes?

Currently, there is no concrete evidence for the existence of other universes. However, some scientific theories, such as string theory and inflationary cosmology, support the idea of a multiverse. These theories have yet to be proven, but they provide a framework for understanding the possibility of other universes.

3. How could we potentially access other universes?

Accessing other universes is currently beyond our technological capabilities. However, some theories suggest that other universes could be accessed through black holes, wormholes, or quantum mechanics. These are still theoretical concepts and require further research and advancements in technology to be tested.

4. Do other universes have the same laws of physics as our own?

The laws of physics in other universes could be vastly different from our own. Each universe could have its own unique set of physical laws and constants. This is based on the idea that the fundamental constants in our universe could have different values in other universes, leading to varying physical properties.

5. Could there be intelligent life in other universes?

It is possible that there could be intelligent life in other universes. Given the vastness of the multiverse, it is highly probable that there could be other civilizations existing in parallel universes. However, the distance and technological barriers make it unlikely for us to ever make contact with these other universes.

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