I think we are cosmic beings and that there are parts of our psyche that transcend space and time and therefore we are multidimensional.
hmm. Interesting.
Well, I think one thing that’s generally accepted is that the 4th D we are all part of is time. We’re just limited to traveling that dimension in one direction at this point.
Now since the psyche isn’t something defined by science, but by religion, I see no reason to disagree with your assertion, since I think everyone’s got a right to believe what they want to in that arena as long as it doesn’t involve harming others.
So, in order to actually have something to debate, are you stating that this might somehow be a scientifically verifyable “fact”?
-Doug
I think part of the problem is, a lot of people have a misunderstanding of what the word “dimension” means. A dimension is the determination of a specific point on an axis. For example, if I draw an x-y axis on a piece of paper, then start plotting points on the graph, every point on that piece of paper can be defined by 2 coordinates…the point may be at x:12, y:5. We’ve just defined that point in two dimensions. If I said the point was at x:12, I would be defining it in one dimension. On something like the example I gave, 2 dimensions are sufficient. In the real world, of course, more are neccesary. I’m just pointing this out, because a lot of people seem to load the term “dimension” with a mystical significance that isn’t there when physicists talk about the term. When supporters of string theory say “For this theory to work, we need to assume the universe has 13 dimensions.”, what they mean is, they need to set up a model that uses 13 different categories to define where a point is.
If the 4th dimension deals with time, does this mean that when astromomers view deep space and see the past, that we really aren’t limited (in a physical sense) to only 3 dimensions? Along this same line, if I was light years away from earth, and looked back at earth with a telescope, would I be able to see past events occurring? Is there any way that scientists can speed up the speed of light or is there a speed limit?
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Who sez?
I guess I mean the fifth dimension, beyond time and space.
The IDEA (I capitalized because I can’t italicize on this software)of a triangle, for example, exists independent of where and when, of space and time.
Of course we’re multidimensional beings beyond the big 3 plus time.
Haven’t you read Flatland
Mr. A. Square is a two dimensional being. Neverytheless, he also exist in the third dimension as a line (infiniteley thin) and in the fourth and so on as a point.
So, we exist as geometric lines and points beyond our three standard dimensions.
Duuhhh!
(no offense, I just felt like throwing a duh in there.)
Yeah. I thought Psyche was just the term used to denote Thought. Psychologists refer to Psyche as a specific thing. For example: It is a thing of the Psyche.
How I would take that is not something to be confused with Spirit or Soul, but as a term to describe an overall “thought Individual” or the totality of a persons thought that gives the illusion of a personality.
It’s a pretty bad description I know, but its the best I can think of right now.
But it is defined. Even if we have yet to think it is something outside of the physical brain.
For example: This site actually describes Psyche as ;
[list
[li]To put into the right psychological frame of mind[/li][li]To excite emotionally[/li][li]To undermine the confidence of by psychological means; intimidate[/li][li]To analyze, solve, or comprehend.[/li][li]To anticipate or guess the intentions of[/li][/list]
So in reality my pseudo definition is wrong. I would look up more definitions if I had the time. Ok, not defined by science, but nonetheless defined.
What’s the observable consequence?
Would this allow us to perceive things, or do things, that are not possible for a 3-D creature?
If so, they should be measurable.
If not, if we have 87-dimensional psyches but can only do the things a plain-old 3-D psyche is capable of, then how could we tell and why would it matter?
In viewing things we are limited to 4 dimensions, the 3 dimensions of location and the 4th being time. When we look at a supernova that occured 5 million light years away we can fiqure out where it was and when it occured but that’s it. This is because we are 4 dimensional beings.
If you were 3 light years away from earth you could see events that occured 3 years before that point in time but unfortunatly I don’t think it would be possible to get from here to there faster than the light can so you could never see events that occured before you left earth.
No, noone can speed up light in a vacume it always travels at 3x10^8 m/s.
I hope this makes some sort of sense. If it doesn’t it’s because I am not a professional physisist or because it is early in the morning and I’ve been up all night watching a whale.
Wow, and I thought I had it rough when my parents would stick me with the responsibility of looking after my little brother. 