Occasionally, there is a glimpse into another world. It’s like passing an open door and seeing something you weren’t meant to see before the door is hurriedly closed. According to Martin Rees, who is Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at Cambridge University, the universe we inhabit may not be the only one. He says there might be another universe—just like ours—less than a millimetre away. He says we could be like ants, crawling about on a large sheet of paper, unaware of a similar sheet that is parallel to it. Perhaps it’s where Buzz Lightyear goes when he sets off for infinity and beyond. It’s hard to get your head around (well, impossible actually), but he may be right. Because just beyond the civilised veneer in which we spend our days, there really does exist a post-apocalyptic parallel universe reminiscent of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. There are people there, wandering aimlessly about, looking for scraps: something they can rely on, hoping there is something better out there. This other world is millimetres away. To enter it, just Google some problem you have with your technology and click on any link that includes the words ’user forum’. You will enter another world where the blind are leading the blind. The children, the last generation, the ones they left behind. You will [...] Read More »
