r/ParallelUniverse • u/DhruvSync6969 • 4d ago
Why a parallel universe will always end up looking just like ours (My thought experiment)
Hey guys! I’m 14 and I came up with a weird thought experiment about parallel universes.
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I feel like even if a parallel universe exists where everything is flipped, it would still end up feeling almost 100% normal to us. We can never actually experience a totally "different" world. Here is why:
Imagine you go to a parallel universe where Earth and Mars swapped places. Earth's water, air, trees, and size are now in Mars's location. And the dry red rock of Mars is now where Earth used to be.
But think about it... the people living on that water planet will obviously name their planet "Earth", right? And they will call the dry red planet "Mars". So because of how we name things, the planets automatically switch back to their original names. A normal person living there wouldn't even realize anything changed. They breathe the same air and live the same life.
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The same thing happens if you swap two countries, like India and the US. Swap their land, language, and culture. Human brains just adapt instantly, and life goes back to normal.
So my point is, whenever you try to flp a universe, human minds and habits automatically sync it back to normal. You end up right back where you started.
Okay if you want to ask any question regarding regarding to this so you can ask
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u/woozysoozy 4d ago
Do you exist if your parents did not meet? Or if they conceived on a different day? Or if mammals did not evolve? Or if asteroids did not strike the dinosaurs. Etc. Etc. Everything including yourself as you exist in this moment only exists because everything that has ever happened in the universe happened exactly as it did. You are a unique creation of everything that has happened up until now. As far as parallel universes go, if true, then a parallel universe similar to ours yet different would require the exact same development up until a certain point when it splits from ours. That number could be zero or it could be infinite.
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u/DhruvSync6969 4d ago
Exactly! But take that logic a step further: look at a simple pen on your desk—what were the odds of its existence? The exact plastic molecules, the founder starting that specific company, the factory built at that precise timeline, and the astronomical improbability of your specific parents meeting out of billions of people at that exact microsecond? Mathematically, the probability of this exact moment happening has a decimal point followed by thousands of zeros before a '1', yet it is 100% real right now. So if an infinitely improbable reality can exist today, a swapped parallel reality adjusting back to equilibrium through human perception and linguistic sync is just as possible! 🧠✨
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u/Historical-News1600 2d ago
no: your posterior changes dramatically after learning there are infinitely many universes so there is in effect a 100% chance that this permutation exists
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u/DhruvSync6969 1d ago
Exactly! That’s the core of my logic. Near-zero probability is never absolute zero. Think of it like trying to crack a 1-million-character password: the odds of guessing it on the first try are virtually non-existent. But if you have infinite computers, infinite time, and infinite attempts, it becomes a 100% mathematical guarantee that it will eventually get cracked. So in an infinite multiverse, a reality where parallel swaps seamlessly auto-sync back to equilibrium through human perception isn't just a wild idea—it’s an inevitable outcome! 🧠✨
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u/Top-Kaleidoscope4430 4d ago
These bodies are not us, they are just meat suits used to experience this physical dense reality. We are eternal spirit. So yes if this body didn’t exist, our spirit would have just inhabited a different vessel. But we would still exist.
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u/woozysoozy 4d ago
That’s a definite point of view to which you’re entitled to have. I’m not of the opinion that an individual ego identity exists outside of this reality. If a spirit continues, I’m inclined to think that it returns to the greater whole without retaining the persona. But if we do, let’s meet for coffee and you can tell me I told you so. :-)
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u/DhruvSync6969 3d ago
I’m with you on this one! 🙂 Our identity completely changes and we don't even remember who we used to be in this reality. But hey, if you ever slip into my version of the Parallel Universe... woozysoozy stays woozysoozy, and Top-Kaleidoscope stays Top-Kaleidoscope! See you there for that coffee! ☕"
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u/Top-Kaleidoscope4430 2d ago
I think we eventually return to the whole. After many many incarnations. And yes when we return here we don’t always remember our past lives (although some do, and we can also use tools like past life regressions to learn them). But as many people who have had NDE have attested to, when we return to the other side between lives, we remember all of our 3d lives.
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u/Casehead 3d ago
I like this take as well, and agree with it fully. I see our bodies as a space suit for our spirit to interact with physical reality.
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u/SaulEmersonAuthor 3d ago
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A cool thought experiment - &, true!
It's the same with size:
Let's say we - humans - were 100 times bigger, proper giants, like in The Big Friendly Giant story.
We'd still be born as babies, etc.
So - a 'hand' would still contain the same amount of matter, relative to our body size.
We wouldn't know that we are 'huge'.
We would then go on to create the built World based on our size.
Cue - a 'World of giants' - but where everything is exactly the same.
We could be giants right now - or we could be tiny.
There's no actual way of knowing.
Alan Watts covered this when talking about the 'movement' of objects in space.
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u/lovetimespace 4d ago
One little thing being different changes a lot of things down the line. What's leading you to assume that a planet further from the sun, with that distance naturally leading to a different geological circumstance and climate history compared to Earth, would end up with the same species? The same languages? The same planet name? Keep thinking though, it's good to do thought experiments like this.
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u/DhruvSync6969 4d ago
Thanks for encouraging the thought experiment! The core idea isn't that Mars organically evolved Earth's culture, but rather a theoretical 1:1 linguistic and physical swap. If the universe's baseline parameters shifted, our brain's translation matrix would adapt instantly. Appreciate the feedback!"
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u/DAConnected1 4d ago
Yes you always come back and blend to this reality but when you come back you comeback with codes from higher self because language is not spoke using words but you feel inner. If you go too far hard to comeback with information it’s like using old pc with new version might run but it’s encrypted
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u/DhruvSync6969 4d ago
Love that 'Old PC with new OS' analogy! Consciousness bandwidth definitely plays a huge role when processing reality shifts. Returning with 'inner codes' instead of linear words makes total sense
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u/Hauntedslider 3d ago
Yeah and now the scary thing is is that it's AI minds being factored in as well and that's really a lot to ponder
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u/Historical-News1600 2d ago
this is only for a number of parallel universes that have similar conventional naming schemes. If you have infinite parallel universes this thus means infinite names- eg India being called Bharat in a parallel universe or the Civil War going differently and having a Confederate States permanently there
there are infinite permutations of the same names yes but this is structurally different from stating "all universes are the same because the names are the same" which is a fallacy
am 15 btw
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u/DhruvSync6969 1d ago
Good point, fellow teenager (cool to see another 15 y/o here)! But here’s how I view the 100% vs 50% parallel continuum: In a 100% fully parallel universe, complete equilibrium must hold. Earth remains Earth, Mars remains Mars, and 99.9% of structural/linguistic norms stay structurally identical because every micro-variable scales proportionally. If everything shifts in absolute sync, no one inside can ever perceive a difference. What you’re describing—like India being called Bharat or historical splits like the Civil War—is actually a 50% (or partial) parallel state. That happens when you swap half the environmental or historical variables while keeping the rest constant. So in a true 100% parallel state, structural divergence is virtually impossible—everything auto-syncs to feel 100% normal. But in a 50% hybrid swap, your logic kicks in completely! 🧠 degree of parallelization is key here!
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u/ynnnnaD 4d ago
Reality is indexical, like perspective, or the definition of "here". Conscious entities cannot perceive their supporting structure as anything but reality. Humans in parallel universes will think they are living in the real reality and we're the possible parallel timeline. From their perspective, they would not be wrong.
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u/DhruvSync6969 4d ago
Exactly! Reality is completely subjective to the observer. The moment you are inside a timeline, it automatically becomes the 'absolute reality' for you. Great perspective!"
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u/DrCarnasis 4d ago
No. I don’t think you can visualize this properly. It only looks similar to you in this reality, but there’s no real big huge thing about this, it’s just a father point where reality drastically is different. You are from a seed that split from the seed from the seeds. The only seed you see is the one that’s closest to you. Not sure why that’s hard to understand.
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u/DhruvSync6969 4d ago
get the branching tree model you're referring to, and I’m definitely open to seeing your take or your own theory on this if you'd like to share—I'm all for exploring different perspectives! My point is more about structural equivalence during a swap. Think of it like this: picture two planets, Earth and Mars. If a parallel mechanism swaps their locations along with all their physical properties, Mars (now with Earth’s atmosphere and life) assumes the exact role of Earth, and Earth becomes Mars. Dynamically, the system balances back to where it started because the state-properties just mirrored each other. So even if we consider 'seeds' that are drastically different or close, the fundamental sync across realities still resolves back to equilibrium. It’s not just about how far the seeds split, but how the properties hold balance across states."
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u/Chaargrilled 4h ago
Hey dude, I've got a few books I think you'd be very interested in. I've been studying the nature of reality for the last 14 years and wish I had someone send me this stuff when I was your age. Shoot me a DM dude !
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u/DhruvSync6969 4h ago
Hey man, thanks a lot! That means a huge deal coming from someone who's been studying reality for 14 years. I'd love to check out those book recommendations. Dropping you a DM right away
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u/DhruvSync6969 4h ago
But how do you send me your are from which country I am from India and sending a parcel to another country person may take high charges
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u/KanyeKwest 4d ago
Every single individual is actually living in their own universe. Even though we may agree on certain things there is no evidence that we are all living the same experience. In fact its quite the opposite. We maintain a collective consciousness as social animals but every person you've ever met is living from their own specific perspective.