Inspired by Phillip Pullman’s first volume of the classic sci-fi trilogy, ‘His Dark Materials’, the science fiction movie ‘The Golden Compass’ released this December, talked of Parallel Universe or Multiverse. This Parallel Universe concept has been debated by scientists since ages and the concept being depicted in the movie has only fueled up the arguments further.
While many scientists completely deny the existence of parallel universe, many are of the opinion that there might be some form of life co-existing with us in some other part of the universe, if not in our solar system. The scientists in favor of this ideology state that this thought is not entirely fiction, but is the inference drawn from a number of other theories on the universe. The French particle physicist at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, Aurelien Barrau said,
The idea of multiple universes is more than a fantastic invention - it appears naturally within several scientific theories, and deserves to be taken seriously.
He, along with other scientists, also opines that the existence of parallel universe may not be proved. But, that cannot deny their identity! However, they also agree on the fact that these universes may be very distant from our solar system, ‘The Milky Way’ and may be continuously stretching, giving us no scope to reach them, even if we traveled with the speed of light for ever.
The universe is so vast and mysterious that it may take the scientists another century of research and assumptions to completely discover and demystify the various secrets it holds. At such a time, speculating existence of ‘parallel universe’ or ‘multiverse’ may seem far fetched but, will be an interesting discovery nevertheless.
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