See, I’m not sure if it is or isn’t. On the one hand, you could argue that the world would be more interesting if there were ghosts and goblins and UFOs and the like flying around all the time; but then again, would that really make it more interesting? Isn’t the unseen more intriguing than that which is seen?
For example, why is it that Grand Theft Auto doesn’t contain any monsters or aliens? You could argue it’s because the game is marketed to millions of unimaginative red-blooded males who just want to shoot people and steal cars and not have to deal with anything fanciful or weird, but you could also argue that Liberty City (like planet earth) is the most fascinating world possible BECAUSE it has no monsters, aliens, goblins, time-travel et al in it. That which is unseen is more fascinating than that which is out in the open.
Of course it’s not the most interesting world possible. But, it’s the most interesting possible world that we’re likely to be present for. Although I wouldn’t complain if someone would hurry up and invent the kool-aid fountain and edible flowers that taste like cookie crisp.
In a kind of “information theory” sense, a world is “interesting” if it is difficult to predict, but is not actually random. A totally random world is impossible to predict, but also uninteresting. To be really interesting, you should have a chance to predict events, but still be surprised a lot of the time.
A really good mystery novel is “interesting” in this sense. The author gives you a lot of clues toward “whodunnit,” but, at the end of the book, you still haven’t figured it out. Then you turn the last page, smack yourself on the forehead, and say, “Damn! I should have seen that! It was OBVIOUS!”
So, yes, our world could be a bit more “interesting” in this sense. A hell of a lot of events go forward just the way we expect them. A trip to the supermarket, or a visit to the in-laws, only occasionally leads to a weird, surprising plot-twist.
By the way, I am a horse.
“Most interesting world possible?” oh, heck no. “Interesting” is an extremely fuzzy concept. Are you looking for most complex or most engaging?
Be that as it may, I work every day to make this as interesting a world as I can for myself and those I come in contact with.
Its axial tilt creates seasons. And its luxurious plantlife creates seasoning.
It is the densest planet in the solar system. And that doesn’t count its inhabitants.
It controls both solar wind and earthen water.
It is the most interesting world possible.
Stay worldly my friends.
No, it isn’t. I often escape to a more interesting world in my imagination. If this were the most interesting possible world, I couldn’t do that.
I’d love to change the world
But I don’t know what to do
So I’ll leave it up to you
Once you’ve
discarded
the rest of all possible worlds
You’ll find
that this is
the most interesting possible world.
But something like this is only “interesting” because it doesn’t exist and thus we don’t expect it or take it for granted. It’s no more inherently interesting than edible fruits that taste like peaches.
Strangely, I find this to be the case; I think this is the most interesting world possible, down to the tiniest detail. Maybe it’s just me.
Cookie crisp is better than peaches. :mad:
Well, let’s not be silly!
I’m suddenly possessed by a deep-seated need to try Cookie Crisp. What the heck is it?
If we could all fly and had laser eyes it would be a much more interesting world.
Unfortunately it’s not. For example, it would have been nice if those old sci-fi ideas about there being Martians and Venusians and so forth had been true; instead the solar system is full of dead rocks. And so much of the newer scientific discoveries involve things that aren’t on a human enough scale to be as interesting as that would have been; they take too long, are too small/large, are too far away, or happen too fast to be really directly experienced.
The Schnozzberries taste like Schnozzberries!