The quotes I provided above (and indeed, the ones in the other thread) link up with a Type IV multiverse, even down to the definitions used, however.
Here's further proof in the definition of the MUH, which is the underlying theory of the Ultimate Ensemble:
"In
physics and
cosmology, the
mathematical universe hypothesis (
MUH), also known as the
ultimate ensemble theory, is a speculative "
theory of everything" (TOE) proposed by the
cosmologist Max Tegmark."
"Tegmark's MUH is:
Our external physical reality is a mathematical structure. That is, the
physical universe is mathematics in a
well-defined sense, and "in those [worlds] complex enough to contain
self-aware substructures [they] will subjectively perceive themselves as existing in a physically 'real' world""
This links up directly with:
"Anna's face worked. "They are considering constraints on the ultimate manifold." Maura suspected that she was going to struggle with the rest of this conversation. "The manifold of what?" "Universes. It is of course a truism that all logically possible universes must exist. The universe, this universe, is described — umm, that's the wrong word — by a formal system. Mathematics. A system of mathematics." Maura frowned. "You mean a Theory of Everything?" Anna waved a hand, as if that were utterly trivial, and her beautiful wings rustled. "But there are many formal systems. Some of them are less rich, some more. But each formal system, logically consistent internally, describes a possible universe, which therefore exists." Maura tried to follow that. "Give me an example of a formal system." "The rules of geometry. I mean, Euclid's geometry." "High school stuff." Anna looked at her with reproof. "I never went to high school, Maura." "I'm sorry." "Some of these universes, as described by the formal systems, are rich enough to support self-aware substructures. Life. Intelligence. And some of the universes aren 't rich enough. A universe described by Euclidean geometry probably isn't, for example. Therefore it can't be observed. What the group down there is trying to establish is whether a universe that cannot be observed, though it exists, may be said to have a different category of existence." Anna glanced at Maura. "Do you understand?"
@Sera
No offense meant, but I don't think Ven is necessarily a cosmologist nor a physicist. There is no "wank," here, nor do I ever engage in such things. I simply hope to assess each particular instance of something alongside the arbitrary boundaries which have been constructed in relation to this system. There is no equivalence with a real scientific theory to that of those, well, frankly atrocious pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-scientific works. I additionally do not appreciate the condescension you may be demonstrating toward me. I am
well versed in VBW's system, having argued about its fundamentals with Ant and DarkLK themselves, facilitating, logically, a change in the definition of
1-A. And not for my own purposes, contrary to what anyone may assume.
That being said, if
1-A is a safer, logical end, that is what I will defend.