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possible worldConception of a total way the universe might have been. It is often contrasted with the way things actually are. In his Theodicy (1710), G.W. Leibniz used the concept of a possible world in his proposed solution to the theological problem of the existence of evil, arguing that an all-perfect God would actualize the best of all possible worlds; this idea was later satirized by Voltaire in his comic novel Candide (1759). Philosophers have since constructed several different formalizations of the concept of a possible world. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In other words, it seems to apply to numerous possible universes, not just our own. Theorists refer to this array of possible universes, called vacuum states, as the landscape. The two boys discover that Stallery Mansion is built on a probability fault, where a lot of possible universes come together, and unnerving small changes take place constantly; their uniforms change color unexpectedly, for example. |
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