[TeMPOraL]

> Do you know what the uni~ i universe means? It means only (one-ly). How could there be multiple? That's just non-sense.

Do you know what "atom" in "atom" means? "Indivisible". But somehow we've been dividing them for power for quite some time.

Arguments from etymology are invalid, because words are not obliged to be backwards compatible.

[posterboy]

> Arguments from etymology are invalid, because words are not obliged to be backwards compatible.

That's how you end up with loads of confusing homonyms, which the parent almost admited to. I mean, sure an etymologic argument can be insufficient or even wrong.

[TeMPOraL]

My point is, words are only labels - pointers to concepts. You can't prove facts about objects from just their labels, nor do the labels have causal power over reality. Universe being derived from "uni" doesn't force the concept of universe to be a singleton.

Proliferation of homonyms is another topic altogether; it is an issue, but it's about creating barriers to communication.

[posterboy]

So, extending the analogy, we've as well been dividing the universe? If you go with quantum mechanics, you also have to consider the Entanglement that, if I understand correctly, posits non-locality, so your argument of spacial division is still nonsense to me. To be fair, quantum theory might as well be nonsense to me. I wouldn't know, it's over my head. But multiverse is stuff of sci-fi and theoretical physics. Theoretical physics is mostly maths, indeed. So I agree to a point, I just contest the schism that's between maths and physics, because it's not constructive.