is a philosopher specialising in theology and natural science in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is interested in the

If it’s true that we live in a vast multiverse, then our understanding of identity, morality and even God must be reexamined

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is a philosopher specialising in theology and natural science in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is interested in the interaction of science and religion, particularly physics and Christianity, and is the author of God, Salvation, and the Problem of Spacetime (2022) and Salvation in the Block Universe: Time, Tillich, and Transformation (2024).

Recently, I was caught on the horns of a dilemma. I had a decision to make and, either way, I knew my life would follow a different track. On one path, I accept a job offer: it’s an incredible opportunity, but means relocating hundreds of miles away, with no social network. On the other, I stay in Oxford where I’d lived for a decade: less adventure, but close to my friends and family. Both options had upsides and downsides, so I wished that I could take the job and turn it down, somehow living each life in parallel.

This will seem odd at first, but bear with me. There are smartphone apps that can help you decide between two options by harnessing the unpredictable quirks of quantum mechanics. But this is no ordinary coin toss, where randomness decides your fate. Instead, it guarantees that both choices become realities.

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