Well, yes and no. Have you heard of the Many Worlds Theory, detective? It's from Quantum Mechanics, but it can be generalized to say that at any given point where two or more outcomes are possible, there is a parallel world for each outcome. So if at lunch, I have to choose between green tea and strawberry milk, there's two universes that are identical up to that point, but then in one I choose green tea and the other strawberry milk. But then there are an infinite number of divergence points, and thus an infinite number of universes. Essentially, every possible universe exists. Therefore, for every fictional character that exists, there are an infinite number of universes where some version of them is actually real. Of course, the chance of encountering one that's exactly like the character I read about in the books is infinitesimally small, so it's not surprising that some details about Herlock Sholmes are different than the Sherlock Holmes I read about.
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Well, yes and no.
Have you heard of the Many Worlds Theory, detective?
It's from Quantum Mechanics, but it can be generalized to say that at any given point where two or more outcomes are possible, there is a parallel world for each outcome. So if at lunch, I have to choose between green tea and strawberry milk, there's two universes that are identical up to that point, but then in one I choose green tea and the other strawberry milk.
But then there are an infinite number of divergence points, and thus an infinite number of universes. Essentially, every possible universe exists.
Therefore, for every fictional character that exists, there are an infinite number of universes where some version of them is actually real.
Of course, the chance of encountering one that's exactly like the character I read about in the books is infinitesimally small, so it's not surprising that some details about Herlock Sholmes are different than the Sherlock Holmes I read about.