On Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:17:35 AM UTC-10, A Moose in Love wrote:
> Why is there anything? Why a universe? Why planet earth with so many
> good things to eat. Why is there mustard? Prepared mustard is really
> good on burgers and franks. And I love to eat raw porcupine. Who put
> them here? We have unleashed the power of the atom, and still can't
> understand why there are atoms in the first place. Why hops? To make
> beer? Why? I ate lizard, and was thankful that they are not a
> regular part of the Canadian diet. Why put lizards here? Why big
> ugly insects that only a mother would love? It all just overwhelms
> me. Why do we kill each other, and wish harm on one another? We are
> but a tiny speck (bacon) in this universe. We don't matter one teensy
> weeny bit.
> How many universes are out there? It wouldn't surprise me if there
> were an infinite amount of universes. But why would there be?

If it's true that an atom can exist in several different states at the same time, there could be an infinite numbers of universes. If atoms can exist in different states then it's seems unlikely that there can be only a single real existence.

OTOH, if an atom has only one state of being in time and if there's only one state it can move to, then it's seems unlikely that true randomness exists and everything that has happened or will happen was decided when the universe was born.

My guess is that it's one or the other. Pick the one that gives you the most comfort. :-)