If you consider valid the theory which says that the universe came into existence when a particle or bundle of energy or what have you — let’s call it the Alpha (A) particle — came into existence in response to the fifty-fifty probability that it must exist and duplicate itself interminably, then the following views should convince you that communication of some sort can be established between the various universes that may have formed by such act of creation.
Made of particles having the property of duplicating themselves
ad infinitum, the edge of the universe at the outer boundary seems to move
outward when looked at it from the outside. But the reality is that no particle
moves in any direction because they all sit still where they are spawned. Thus,
while there is the illusion of movement, the reality is that the universe
remains a placid lake of A particles in the same way that a water lake here on
Earth remains a placid lake of water drops.
Also, similar to a lake of water, the lake of A
particles can be unsettled, and is so treated by every object that disturbs it.
When this happens, the effect of the disturbance travels in every direction as
waves, carrying with them the message that caused the disturbance. This is seen
to happen when an idle pendulum starts to oscillate in sympathy with a swinging
pendulum.
Are we, human beings, affected by such disturbances? Well,
our massive bodies may not feel the affect of a pendulum’s oscillation, but all
indications are that our brain is sensitive to the disturbance of a still
unknown wave that comes from somewhere unknown and seems to try modulating our
brainwaves for the purpose of establishing some kind of communication.
What is striking about what happens there, is that the
mental sophistication we gained as a result of our evolution, is interfering
with the attempted modulation that could be warning us of an impending disaster.
Our ability being so reduced, we find that our lower primate cousins respond
more readily to premonitions that warn of pending disasters.
And this is where we must begin the effort of mastering
the art and science of communicating with our counterparts in other universes
that may be ahead of us in time, if indeed this is the reality of what’s out
there. To that end, we shall have to conduct a large amount of studies in
several fields.
Thus, with the intent of identifying what evolutionary
changes have reduced our sensitivity to detect and decipherer disturbances that
may be sent by our counterparts in other universes, we begin by doing a
complete study of both our brain and that of chimpanzees, and compare the two.
We look specifically for the changes that could be blocking the disturbances from
reaching the cognitive parts of our brain.
When this is done and we know exactly what we lost by
the process of evolution, we can think up the ways by which to remedy the
situation. We’ll seek, not only to restore our ability to detect messages
coming from other universes; we’ll go beyond that and seek to enhance our
abilities to a level that’s comparable with our detection of regular radio
waves. The future will tell whether or not we’ll succeed in going as far as
that.
But if all goes as planned, we shall have created
additional means of communicating among ourselves here on Earth by the simple
process of thought. We may not do so at will or anytime we want because the
feat will require that we be connected to an apparatus that amplifies the
message of our brainwaves and filter out the noise that may be distorting their
clarity. Of course, the receiver of the message at the other end, will also
have to be fitted with a similar apparatus.
Like Marshall McLuhan put it, we made extensions for
our legs by inventing modes of transportation. We made extensions for our arms
by inventing all sorts of tools and weapons. We made extensions for our senses
by inventing eye glasses and hearing aids. So, here we are contemplating the invention
of an apparatus that will extend the function of our brain to communicate with
each other here on Earth, and communicate with counterparts we may have in
other universes.
The sad part is that the evolutionary development of
our brain has been uneven. It is that in response to the need for self-protection,
the brain invented all kinds of tools and methods by which to protect ourselves
while at the same time thrusting through the defenses of the enemy. This is why
we had wars since the beginning of time.
Despite all that, however, the brain neglected to
develop the arguments that would have checked our tendency to overprotect
ourselves while trying to overwhelm the other. It also neglected to develop the
connections that would have made those arguments a part of our genetic makeup.
Absent a strong balance between self preservation and
the respect for the rights of others, all of our inventions—no matter how benign
they began—were made use of in wars.
This reality augurs badly for the future inventions we
mull over today. Thus, we must come together as a species before any new
invention is realized, and put down rules that will forbid its use in wars.
Such measure will be especially obligated for the mulled over new method of communication.