system
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human
Could an alternate universe have different values of the fundamental constants?

If so, how would this affect fundamental constants that come up in nature such as phi? If phi was a different value, would that new value show up, or would it still be our phi which can be derived mathematically? EG. Imagine two spiral-shelled snails, one from each universe, would the spiral be the same? Or would comparisons like that be meaningless since altering the fundamental constants would completely skew any semblance of reality that we know of?

I realize it’s a silly question, thanks!
gpt
Are you talking about the golden ratio? The golden ratio can't be different because it's defined by mathematical construction. It solves the equation 1/x=x-1, and that solution doesn't depend at all on the properties of the universe.