They see these alternative realities as a choice when actually they both hold true.

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In a famous football game between Princeton and Dartmouth in 1951, scientists confirmed the existence of alternative realities.

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At the end of the day, to make any kind of real progress we need to be able to imagine alternative realities -- better ones, and believe them to be possible.

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The movie may be a grim warning against the perils of technology and its ability to spew alternative realities, but Cronenberg himself can hardly claim to have his feet firmly planted on the ground.

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