Why I don't believe in parallel universes

[JuliaL]

Okay, so the following video is a laugh. But it does highlight exactly why I think the notion of parallel universes is stupid as fuck.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmokqDrIBKg


I'm sure you've heard it before. There are articles, documentaries and even scientists/physicists/logical thinkers that suggest, speaking with some semblance of credibility, that there could be an infinite amount of parallel universes. The whole "we don't know what's beyond our own universe so let's make up any random idea for the fuck of it"...

I swear I watched a documentary with Lawrence Krauss that suggested this very thing may not only be possible, but plausible, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.

Doesn't matter. Essentially, I think the idea of parallel universes is flat out stupid. It doesn't make any sense to me nor does it seem plausible in the slightest. It's as good as suggesting a divine creator exists. But why then have I seen so many seemingly scientific documentaries, people, articles and so on, mention this like it is even the most vaguely plausible possibility? Why do they make mention of parallel universes in such a way?

I'm eager to see what other people think on this. Is the video I post an accurate description of what the possibilities of parallel universes might entail? Would we really be willing to entertain the thought that universes where dinosaurs still exist yet are invisible are an actual possibility? Is it a even a possibility?


Thoughts?

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Hilarious!

Dunno & don't qualify to have a useful opinion on the poll. I went with the apple answer.
I thought parallel universes were a speculative tool to fill holes in mathematical models of our universe. As such aren't they just as real as any other parameter---like time.