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*The Domain bears conceptual similarities to the [http://hyperioncantos.wikia.com/wiki/The_Void_Which_Binds Void Which Binds], a quantum information storage medium featured in Dan Simmons' science-fiction series ''[[Wikipedia:Hyperion Cantos|The Hyperion Cantos]]''. | *The Domain bears conceptual similarities to the [http://hyperioncantos.wikia.com/wiki/The_Void_Which_Binds Void Which Binds], a quantum information storage medium featured in Dan Simmons' science-fiction series ''[[Wikipedia:Hyperion Cantos|The Hyperion Cantos]]''. | ||
*The Domain also has resemblance to the theory of the [[Wikipedia:Akashic records|Akashic records]], a Theosophy belief that all knowledge, past, present, and future, is archived on another plane of existence that only a select few can access. | *The Domain also has resemblance to the theory of the [[Wikipedia:Akashic records|Akashic records]], a Theosophy belief that all knowledge, past, present, and future, is archived on another plane of existence that only a select few can access. | ||
*Although the Domain is said to contain 100 billion years of knowledge, the universe is only known to be 13.7 billion years old at present. Indeed, the Lord of Admirals expresses disbelief at the 100-billion-year timespan.{{Ref/Reuse|s322}} | *Although the Domain is said to contain 100 billion years of knowledge, the universe is only known to be 13.7 billion years old at present. Indeed, the Lord of Admirals expresses disbelief at the 100-billion-year timespan. However, it may also be in reference to the cumulative sum total of all the knowledge in the Domain; that is, it would take 100 billion years to view all the knowledge it has compiled from all the living beings it has connected with across the millennia. {{Ref/Reuse|s322}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||