Jake answers “I really enjoyed this book, but did find...”

Kellen Blair asked this question about Dark Matter:

I really enjoyed this book, but did find myself asking two questions at the end of it. 1) Was it explained how the "boxes" showed up in all the worlds he visited? Did they just appear, and if so, nobody thought that was weird? And 2. Wouldn't there also be an infinite number of his "real worlds" (representing the various things that could've happened since Jason2 took over)? Couldn't each Jason just find a new one?

Jake Yeah, since the book deals with something as mind-boggling complex as infinity, you have to suspend disbelief to enjoy the story. The book was one of …moreYeah, since the book deals with something as mind-boggling complex as infinity, you have to suspend disbelief to enjoy the story. The book was one of the most gripping, good stories I've ever read. But, in "reality," as soon as Jason2 stepped foot in the box and injected himself with the serum, an infinite number of choices could have been made that would have led to an infinite number of Jasons creating another infinite number of choices that would've lead to another infinite number of Jasons creating another infinite number of choices -- ad infinitum.

Every waking moment in a person's life is a constant series of choices; i.e., actions. Human action is purposeful behavior. We act by choosing one thing to do out of a series of possibilities. Right this moment, there is an endless number of choices I could make. I'm opting to sit here and type this response in this way. But I could:
a.) type this response another way
b.) put the computer down and go fold laundry
c.) scratch my face while typing this reponse
d.) scratch my leg while typing it
e.) take a random two second pause between typing words
and so on.
Those are all just a few of an infinite number of different things that could have happened in one moment a few moments ago. All would be different realities in the multiverse.

Even allowing everything play out the way it did in the plot until Jason showed back up in his original reality, there should have been an infinite number of Jasons showing up rather than the dozens/hundreds. (less)

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