# The Multiverse May Be the Next Copernican Demotion by Martin Rees > “Physical reality could be hugely more extensive than the patch of space and time traditionally called ‘the universe.’ A further Copernican demotion may loom ahead. We’ve learnt that we live in just one planetary system among billions, in one galaxy among billions. But now that’s not all.” > **— Martin Rees**, *2012: What Is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?, Edge, 2012* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [2012: What Is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10253) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe|The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe]] - **Article:** [[articles/Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences|Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cosmology|Cosmology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Martin Rees|Martin Rees]] - [[wiki/Multiverse|Multiverse]] - [[wiki/Cosmic View|Cosmic View]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Physical reality could be hugely more extensive than the patch of space and time traditionally called ‘the universe.’ A further Copernican demotion may loom ahead. We’ve learnt that we live in just one planetary system among billions, in one galaxy among billions. But now that’s not all.” — Martin Rees, 2012: What Is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?, Edge, 2012 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-multiverse-next-copernican-demotion ```