Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-675805-20141028114030/@comment-1409915-20141031010242

EVERYONE calm down! Everything's going to be just fine. You're not going to tear any whonky holes in the fabric of space and time....

Bringing in other references or shows is not bad when you can use them as an analogy. Mattwo used the reference to try and help us understand the concept better. So whether it be Doctor Who or Ben 10 it helps support the theory so it's fine.

Anyways this is what's going on.

Yes, Dimensions and Alternate Universes are different and multiple Dimensions exist within a given Universe. Each universe has it's own dimensions.

However in Ben 10 this is not the case. There exist two things from quantum physics in Ben 10, Alternate Timelines and Alternate Universes. In Ben 10 "Dimensions" means universe, at least as far as Omniverse is concerned. Yes with the concept and introduction of Naljians in Alien Force Dimensions that exist inside of universes were introduced, but Store 23 retconned that.

In Ben 10 Omniverse, the now canon, a dimension and a universe are the same thing, no matter what the proper term is in quantum mechanics. They use the term "dimension" to refer to a universe and vice versa. As far as Ben 10 goes, they are the same.

An Alternate Timeline is another thing that's not so completely different. An alternate timeline is just a part where the main universe branches off to form something else. Each universe has it's own alternate timelines, so Ben 23 probably has his own as well.

In AnimeEx's case Ben 10 has a desktop which is all of Ben 10's existence. This desktop has folders form the Universe/Dimension's like "Main Universe" or "Ben 23" or what have you. Inside the folder that says "Main Universe" you have other folders that say things like, "Prime Timeline" or "Mad Ben timeline" or "Benzarro timeline".

Does everyone understand this concept. Let's stop arguing and talk about what you think of what I just said in regard to both of our theories.

Mario Rk wrote: GUYS! I HAVE THE ANSWER!

It's a cartoon. I kind of doubt they put as much thought into this Dimension Timeline thing as you are. But if they did put this much effort, kudos to them! I get what you're getting at but I think you may be incorrect. The writers put a lot more thought into this than you might think, it's just not everything that they think about is put in the show or revealed to us. I'm pretty sure they know what's going on, so as you said, Kudos to them!