Life after death is REAL if infinite universes exist, physicist claims
LIFE after death could in some form be possible if the infinite universe theory is proved to be true, one physicist has claimed.
Physicists have been examining the ‘many worlds’ or infinite universe theory for decades, and one expert believes it could be the key to life after death. The infinite universe theory dictates that every time a decision or action is taken, a new branch of a timeline is created where an alternate decision is made.
Theoretically, this could mean there are an infinite number of versions of you based on infinite combinations of decisions taken during a lifetime.
And this would not only apply to you, but every other person, animal plant, atom, molecule and everything else which has ever existed in the history of the universe.
Every time something happens, there is a new branch created.
This could mean there are an infinite number of branches and multiverses stemming from the Big Bang – possibly even before.
Now, one expert believes this could be the key to life after death.
Physicist Adam Jacholkowski, former particle physicist at CERN from 1983-2015, believes that if the infinite universe theory is correct, then there is bound to be an exact carbon copy of your brain where the quantum processes are the same too.
Having the same quantum processes is the main constraint behind cloning a person’s mind, as there is no way to induce the same reactions.
However, in an infinite and eternal universe, it could be possible that an exact remake of your consciousness is created, which would allow you to live again, according to Mr Jacholkowski.
He wrote on Q+A site Quora: “Life after death exists as a global phenomenon, but my life ends when the entropy of the system of atoms forming my body is subject to a drastic rise.
“Life is an emergent property of complex systems and goes away if the opposite process to emergence takes place (collapse of complexity).
“Of course some information of my existence will survive for some time in a similar way as paleontological traces of past life are still visible.
“Hopefully it will be possible in the future to clone our minds but it is rather a kind of science fiction as this cloning will be never perfect due to possible quantum processes in our minds, impossible to reproduce.
“There is also another possibility that if the concept of an infinite multiverse is correct, sooner or later a copy of myself will be realised somewhere else.”
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees has previously said the next major breakthrough will be realising there are many universes, and ours is just one particular patch in space and time.
He theorised there could have been more than one Big Bang which leads to many universes, and ours was simply lucky.
Dr Rees writes in his new book, ‘On The Future: Prospects For Humanity’: “What we’ve traditionally called ‘the universe’ — the aftermath of ‘our’ big bang—maybe just one island, just one patch of space and time, in a perhaps infinite archipelago.
“There may have been many big bangs, not just one.
“Each constituent of this ‘multiverse’ could have cooled down differently, maybe ending up governed by different laws.
“Just as Earth is a very special planet among zillions of others, so—on a far grander scale—our big bang could have been a rather special one.”
Universe bombshell: There could be infinite versions of YOU, scientist claims
THERE could be an infinite amount of universes and each person on Earth could exist in all of them, making slightly different decisions, a leading physicist has sensationally claimed.
Now, one expert has suggested this could indeed be the case if the laws of physics are followed.
Sean Carroll, a physicist from the California Institute of Technology and author of the new book ‘Something Deeply Hidden’ told NBC: “It’s absolutely possible that there are multiple worlds where you made different decisions.
“We’re just obeying the laws of physics.
“We don’t know whether the number of worlds is finite or infinite, but it’s certainly a very large number. There’s no way it’s, like, five.
“Before you look at an object, whether it’s an electron, or an atom or whatever, it’s not in any definite location.
“It might be more likely that you observe it in one place or another, but it’s not actually located at any particular place.”
In the book, Mr Carroll wrote: “The concept of a single person extending from birth to death was always just a useful approximation.
“The world duplicates, and everything within the world goes along with it.”
There is NO life after death: Scientist insists afterlife is IMPOSSIBLE
THERE is NO life after death, according to one well respected physicist who claims humanity has to abandon all fanciful beliefs and focus on what the laws of the universe dictate.
Sean Carroll, a cosmologist and physics professor at the California Institute of Technology, believes he has put the debate surrounding the afterlife to bed after extensively studying the laws of physics.
Dr Carroll states “the laws of physics underlying everyday life are completely understood” and everything happens within the realms of possibility.
He says for there to be an afterlife, consciousness would need to be something that is entirely separated from our physical body – which it is not.
Rather, consciousness at the very basic level is a series of atoms and electrons which essentially give us our mind.
The laws of the universe do not allow these particles to operate after our physical demise, according to Dr Carroll
He said: “Claims that some form of consciousness persists after our bodies die and decay into their constituent atoms face one huge, insuperable obstacle: the laws of physics underlying everyday life are completely understood, and there's no way within those laws to allow for the information stored in our brains to persist after we die.”
For his evidence, Dr Carroll points to the Quantum Field Theory (QFT). In simple terms, the QFT is the belief there is one field for each type of particle.
For example, all the photons in the universe are on one level, and all the electrons too have their own field, and for every other type of particle too.
Dr Carroll explains if life continued in some capacity after death, tests on the quantum field would have revealed "spirit particles" and "spirit forces”.
Dr Carroll writes in the Scientific American: “If it's really nothing but atoms and the known forces, there is clearly no way for the soul to survive death.
“Believing in life after death, to put it mildly, requires physics beyond the Standard Model.
“Most importantly, we need some way for that ‘new physics’ to interact with the atoms that we do have.
“Within QFT, there can't be a new collection of ‘spirit particles’ and ‘spirit forces’ that interact with our regular atoms, because we would have detected them in existing experiments.”
Once this is accepted by all scientists, Dr Carroll says, then they can truly begin to understand how the human mind operated.
He said: “There's no reason to be agnostic about ideas that are dramatically incompatible with everything we know about modern science.
“Once we get over any reluctance to face reality on this issue, we can get down to the much more interesting questions of how human beings and consciousness really work.”
Life after death? Scientist says experiences 'incredibly real' as 'brain goes haywire'
LIFE after death investigators often cite reports of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) as evidence of the afterlife - and while these profound experiences are "incredibly real," a cognitive neuroscientist has told Express.co.uk they are nothing more than the "brain going haywire".
Out-of-body experiences are a fairly common phenomenon with an estimated 10 percent of people experiencing them at least once in their life. The OBEs can be triggered by a wide array of factors – from brain tumours to epilepsy – but are often associated with so-called near-death experiences, or NDEs. Cardiac arrest patients, in particular, frequently recall a sensation of floating outside of their bodies or even looking down at their hospital beds from the ceiling.
One woman who temporarily died as a child believes her spirit escaped her body before being sucked right back in.
A similar account was shared by a man who claimed to have left his body after suffering a near-fatal heart attack.
For many people, these experiences are deeply profound and serve to inform their beliefs in God, the afterlife and give them some sort of "meaning in life".
Scientists are, however, unconvinced about the spiritual aspect of OBEs and instead point to a growing body of evidence that might explain what is going on in the brain during these phenomena.
Dr Jane Aspell, a cognitive neuroscientist at Anglia Ruskin University, has been experimenting with OBEs through the use of virtual reality headsets to better understand how the brain creates an identity of the "self".
And the technology could even have medical applications by helping people who suffer, for example, from dissociating disorders or painful conditions like fibromyalgia.
But are OBEs evidence of the soul escaping the body in a moment of trauma? Most likely not.
Dr Aspell said: "They're incredibly real and they seem very real to the person having them. They have this very strong experience.
"It seems as though their 'self', or their consciousness, or their soul, or their spirit – whatever they want to call it – seems to be separate from their body.
"And that, naturally, can lead people to conclude, 'Okay, that must mean I have a soul or my mind or my consciousness isn't tied to my body.'
"And when it occurs in the context of potentially dying, I think it's not surprising that that conclusion is led to."
The brain is a very "plastic" instrument and under the right conditions, the expert said it can be easily confused.
What really happens during OBEs such as the ones described by patients floating above their bodies, is that the brain creates very vivid hallucinations.
If a person is asked to draw a picture of their bedroom from their memory, chances are they will draw a fairly accurate representation of the room and the items within, provided they have enough time to properly think about the task.
That is essentially what is happening during an OBE but spontaneously and without notice.
Consequently, the hallucinations created by the brain are usually inaccurate and lacking in information.
Studies have been carried out in emergency rooms where people who have experienced OBEs were asked to describe their surroundings.
The patients were not told about objects hidden away high up and out of reach and the items did not appear in their testimonies, proving patients never floated up to the ceiling but rather the experience unfolded entirely in the brain.
Scientists still don't know exactly why this happens but the evidence is clear - it is a matter of some disturbance in the brain and OBEs can happen to just about anyone.
Dr Aspell said: "We don't know the details of how the brain does that but it certainly seems like it's a hallucination.
"And some people think that an out-of-body experience is evidence the consciousness can survive outside of the body or can separate from the body.
"But there's certainly a more credible explanation that it's the brain going a bit haywire and you're having a hallucination.
"People have tried but they never have been able to give any evidence that it is the case consciousness can survive or exist outside of the body."
Dr Aspell has been experimenting with inducing a type of OBE in volunteers using virtual reality headsets.
The volunteers were asked to don a headset showing them a video stream from a webcam positioned directly behind them.
When they were tapped on the back, they would see themselves being tapped and feel as if they were no longer in their own body.
Dr Aspell said: "You feel as though you are in the body in front of you."
The technique, she believes, could have applications in reducing chronic pain or in helping people suffering from intense trauma.
Dr Aspell's studies are being funded by the Versus Arthritis charity and The Bial Foundation.
And she will appear at the British Science Festival next week to discuss her body of work - and you can join the event for free.
The British Science Festival is being co-organised by Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford between September 7 and 11.
Antonio Benitez, Director of the British Science Festival, said: "We have curated a range of events that highlight local stories, issues of international relevance and celebrates the breadth and creativity of the cutting-edge research taking place in Chelmsford and across the UK.
"There will be opportunities to explore issues relating to the pandemic and other pressing concerns such as climate change, or alternatively to get as far away from the day-to-day as possible with interactive and immersive installations and experiences."