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Smoke me a kipper

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Red Dwarf  The title comes from an episode of the  #scifi   comedy series   http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/home/index.cfm . The quote refers to a time when Rimmer met a Rimmer from another dimension, which was entirely opposite to the character in the series.  Multiverse Although a comedy series that doesn't take itself too seriously, the series did cross into Quantum Physics with this episode. There is a theory that for every choice we make, a universe gets created for the opportunities we didn't take; thus creating an endless multiverse.  This concept may sound incredulous but consider my life. I get up from my chair and go to my door, a left turn takes me to the bathroom - a right turn takes me down the passage. At this point, I can go up the stairs (I don't do this too often as I am physically challenged ), or I can go to the front door. At the end of the drive, I can turn right or left, each turn creating a new world and each turn I don't take creat...

Is our path preordained?

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Do we have the choice? Facebook quizzes   To wile the time away, sometimes I partake in the quizzes on Facebook . One question I ask myself Do my choices influence the answer, or am I heading to one of a set number of destinations? Are our lives like that? A series of preordained goals, of which we have no knowledge. Are we just making decisions to get us to a set destination, rather than choosing our destiny? Biography   As I came to question some of my earlier choices. Things I do/did that at the time meant nothing, I find myself questioning their cause. Sports   Anyone who has read my blog for any length of time will notice I rarely blog about sports; I may do the occasional blog about motorcycle racing, but that is all. I have never been any good at sports, even in school. The only sports I was good at were long distance swimming, and long distance running. Sleeping    Sleeping is something most of us never gave second thought, sle...