I'm not sure what I believe. Metaphysical dealings have always been a bit beyond me; I work in hard science, so while conjecture surely has its place in the world, this seems more in line with being a matter of faith. Not precisely, mind, but close enough.

[...They're a fucking mess, Goro.]

I'm certain a fair few of us would prefer that you were right, either way - visions of some sort of parallel world would indicate that this is something that might have been, down a road not taken. As opposed to something that certainly came to be and as such reflects on us more strongly, in a manner of speaking.