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The quantum theory of parallel universes is not the problem, it is the solution. It is not some troublesome, optional interpretation emerging from arcane theoretical considerations. It is the explanation-the only one that is tenable-of a remarkable and counter-intuitive reality. (Ch. 2)

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  1. The overwhelming majority of theories are rejected because they contain bad explanations, not because they fail experimental tests.
  2. Reality contains not only evidence, but also the means (such as our minds, and our artefacts) of understanding it. There are mathematical s…
  3. The truly privileged theories are not the ones referring to any particular scale of size or complexity, nor the ones situated at any partic…
  4. Think of all our knowledge-generating processes, our whole culture and civilization, and all the thought processes in the minds of every in…
  5. Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense...
  6. It is possible to build a virtual-reality generator whose repertoire includes every possible environment. (Ch. 6)
  7. Surely it is more interesting to argue about what the truth is, than about what some particular thinker, however great, did or did not thin…
  8. Since building a universal virtual-reality generator is physically possible, it must actually be built in some universes. (Ch. 6)

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