Thud, thud, thud.

Mr. B, my anonymized brother (blog fully GDPR compliant) enters the room while I am watching tv.

“You still awake?”

“Why yes, Mr. B I am fully awake.”

“What shite are you watching now?”

“I am watching a physics documentary about the tiniest of particles that could form the basis of reality.”

“Why do you care? Ya don’t live in reality anyway.”

Well Mr. B never ceases to amaze and he always starts such interesting conversations. Mr. B really is a closet genius.

“Very good point Mr. B I think you are alluding to the fact that as two independent observers we might not share the same reality. Or maybe you are alluding to the fact that there is a multiverse and I am both watching and not watching the tv.”

Mammy enters the room

“Tell Mark to stop bullshitting.”

“Stop Mark, leave Mr. B alone.”

“I love it. Is this like the triple slit experiment?”

They exit the room.

All so very fascinating.

Later that day, I am talking to the auld fella.

He asks, “Do you believe in the afterlife?”

“Well interesting question. If there is a multiverse, there is an innumerable number of yous and countless versions where you are still alive.”

“But what about the me in this life?”

“Oh no chance, you’ll rot.”

Well, he didn’t seem to be overly upbeat about this.

Guess you just can’t please everybody.