Were LOST’s numbers right?

Were LOST’s numbers right?

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.

For those who don’t know, these are the numbers that in the series LOST -either Lost, in Spain; and Missingin some Latin American countries—​ make up two fundamental aspects of the series, one of which, incredibly, can be applied by mathematics in real life.

First we will try to summarize what numbers mean. LOST and why they might be right about a deeply troubling aspect of our future.

On the one hand, the numbers of LOST correspond to each of the candidates to replace Jacob, the protector of the Island:

4- John Locke.
8- Hugo Reyes.
fifteen- James Ford.
16- Sayid Jarrah.
23- Jack Shephard.
42- Jin-Soo Kwon.

On the other hand, numbers are part of the Valenzetti Equation (Valenzetti Equation); basically a mathematical calculation capable of accurately predicting the extinction of humanity.

Within the series LOSTthe numbers: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 They function both in spiritual terms, that is, as indicators of each of the candidates to protect the island and prevent evil from spreading throughout the world; as well as in mathematical terms.

This last aspect is what interests us.

In LOSTscientist Enzo Valenzetti establishes that the sequence of numbers: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42, is capable of predicting the exact number of years, months and days that will pass until humanity self-destructs. Each figure represents a numerical value that, in turn, synthesizes the human and environmental factors that will lead to this global disaster.

The main objective of the DHARMA INITIATIVE (Dharme Initiative) is to change some of the numerical values ​​at the core of the equation, which would allow humanity a chance to evade, or at least delay, its inevitable end.

Now, in mathematics there is something very similar to the Valenzetti Equation; something that is not exactly an equation, but rather an argument that can also predict exactly the same thing as the numbers of LOST.

It is known as Final Judgment Argument (Doomsday Argument).

It is a probabilistic argument that tries to predict, just like the numbers of LOST: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42when the extinction of humanity will finally occur.

This deduction is based on the total number of people who are currently alive. Broadly speaking, it argues that if people alive today find themselves at a random point in human history, there is a good chance that all of them—or all of us, for that matter—will find ourselves right in the middle of that line. of time.

In this way it is possible to calculate the current position of the human species in relation to its past and its future. Those who wish to see this progression in detail can do so here.

In 1983, scientist Brandon Carter estimated that, if around 60,000,000,000 people have been born to date, it is possible to deduce with 90% accuracy that the total number of humans will be less than 10 multiplied by 60,000,000,000; that is: 600,000,000,000.

Assuming that the global population finally stabilizes by reaching the figure of 10,000,000,000 inhabitants – currently we are at about 7,442,000,000 -, with a life expectancy, on average, of about 80 years, it can be estimated how long it will be until that the remaining 540,000,000,000 people are born.

The final figure of Final Judgment Argument —sometimes called Carter catastrophe (Carter Catastrophe)—maintains that humanity will become extinct within a period of no more than 4,560 years.

For their part, the numbers of LOST They have a similar application: they are used to calculate the date of the end of the world; although in this case, the variables are not environmental or demographic, but singular, with each number being a value assigned to a particular person, capable of changing the course of history.

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