World as Myth
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| - | [[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' (''Carte du Tendre'') is a French map of an [[imaginary country]] called ''[[Tendre]]''. It shows a geography entirely based around the theme of [[love]].]] | ||
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| - | '''Parallel universe''' or '''alternative reality''' is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a ''[[multiverse (science)|multiverse]]'', although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that comprise physical [[reality]]. While the terms "parallel universe" and "alternative reality" are generally synonymous and can be used interchangeably in most cases, there is sometimes an additional connotation implied with the term "alternative reality" that implies that the reality is a variant of our own. The term "parallel universe" is more general, without any connotations implying a relationship (or lack thereof) with our own universe. A universe where the very laws of nature are different (for example, it has no relativistic limitations and the speed of light can be exceeded) would in general count as a parallel universe but not an alternative reality. | + | The idea of '''World as Myth''' was created by science fiction writer [[Robert A. Heinlein]] in his book ''[[The Number of the Beast (novel)|The Number of the Beast]]''. According to this idea, myths and fictional worlds exist as an almost infinite number of universes which are [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel]] to our own. In this [[Multiverse#Multiverse Hypothesis in fiction|multiverse]], Heinlein's [[Future History (novel)|Future History]] timeline is merely a few of the vast number of constituent universes that comprise the World as Myth. In ''The Number of the Beast'', four characters traveled to multiple fictional universes, including several of Heinlein's own. Others included [[E.E. Doc Smith]]'s [[Lensman series]], [[L. Frank Baum]]'s [[Oz books]], and [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Alternative universe (fan fiction)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Fictional universe]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of fiction employing parallel universes]] | + | |
| - | * [[Multiverse]] | + | |
| - | * [[World as Myth]] | + | |
| - | * [[Interdimensional being]] | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Fictional universe]] | ||
| + | *[[Parallel universe (fiction)]] | ||
| + | *[[Robert A. Heinlein bibliography]] | ||
| + | *[[Simulated reality]] | ||
| + | *[[Simulation hypothesis]] | ||
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The idea of World as Myth was created by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book The Number of the Beast. According to this idea, myths and fictional worlds exist as an almost infinite number of universes which are parallel to our own. In this multiverse, Heinlein's Future History timeline is merely a few of the vast number of constituent universes that comprise the World as Myth. In The Number of the Beast, four characters traveled to multiple fictional universes, including several of Heinlein's own. Others included E.E. Doc Smith's Lensman series, L. Frank Baum's Oz books, and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
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See also
- Fictional universe
- Parallel universe (fiction)
- Robert A. Heinlein bibliography
- Simulated reality
- Simulation hypothesis
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