Erin Gray Ms. Barbara Barklow Monsters & Misfits 10 December 2018
There is a theory that everyone could be living different lives through different dimensions. Parallel universes are hypothetical dimensions that could exist through space. “There is actually quite a bit of evidence out there for a multiverse.” says Howell. We don't know what is put in space. We will never know fully what is truly floating all around our planet. We cannot rule out the possibility that there could be other life, and alternate universes out there. According to Elizabeth Howell, there are five known theories as why parallel universes, and different dimensions exist. The one that makes the most sense is the concept of time and space. “We don't know what the shape of space-time is exactly. One prominent theory is that it is flat and goes on forever. This would present the possibility of many universes being out there. But with that topic in mind, it's possible that universes can start repeating themselves. That's because particles can only be put together in so many ways…” Howell states. This theory is saying how there are so many particles in space that eventually there will start being repeats of how they're put together, possibly making copies of the planets and they way life lives on them. “Not everyone agrees with the parallel universe theory, however.” To some that theory does not make sense. The fact that the universe can go on makes sense, but with the universe being billions of years old, means that all the tiny particles are slowly dying out and unable to make doubles of everything. The universe appears to go on forever. The vastness of the universe is only apart of what we can see with our own eyes. Time is made up by man. There's endless possibilities, so the possibility of the being a parallel universe is not totally crazy. “From both observational and theoretical points-of-view, we have every reason to believe there's plenty more, and perhaps even infinitely more (universes.)” Forbes states. The idea of our planet only holding our kind of life is not correct. The universe goes on finitely. The connections our universe could be a door to another and we don't even know it. In the show ‘Stranger Things’ parallel universes play a huge role in the show. In the show their parallel universe is called ‘The Upside Down.’ “You can still access familiar places, but they're askew, empty; they lack the principle of formality, and appear as mere simulations.” Lindsey Romain explains ‘The Upside Down’ as a dark place, in which you are familiar with, but not so familiar with it at the same time. The universe was brought up by Eleven, in which she did so with the torture she was put through as a young child by Energy Scientists. The demogorgon crawled through and kid napped Will Byers, making him a connection between the two universes. In season two, we come to see Will is being possessed by this evil godly-like creature, and they cannot get rid of it without Elevens help. Parallel universes are connections between two very similar but different universes. In Stranger Things the two worlds connect directly. This has not happened in our world that we know of yet. It may never happen. But one thing is for sure, there is other life forms out in the vast universe and some of it may be identical to the way we're living right at this moment in time.