# My Personal Theory of Everything (Kaleidoscopic Reality) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 31, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627 "2012-05-31T05:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/21 "2012-06-01T01:51:49Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > Do Nokia phones have any apps for keeping track of your meds? Ahh, iShrooms. I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/22 "2012-06-01T01:54:36Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > If the idea that perceived colors might be arbitraily different from person to person, then the objective, intrinsic properties of _luminance_ as it pertains to wavelength would disagree if we arbitraily shifted the spectrum, and mixed swatches of what you and I might call “yellow” and “cyan.” > > I believe this to be a fallacy from the start. > > I’ve attempted to demonstrate this by creating [this illustration/diagram.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604613@N04/7311550810/in/photostream) first be aware that I am working my way up to quantum level great slowly but I first have to start with an idealistic basis, we aren’t just matter and energy after all. I thought about luminosity, transparency alternate light softens neither we nor technology cannot observe. The end result is always the same, the observances are based on memory formed through experience knowledge and consensual reality. Doesn’t matter what you may see, you do see the “proper” color whatever other variable is applied within the confines of human perception. But only transferred through speech, which will be covered in “Memory, Knowledge, Belief Transference/Intricate Recall Transference” ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/23 "2012-06-01T01:58:28Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Until I try what? Sitting outside in the middle of the night, staring at the northern constellations, until I see blinky moving things that I should summon with my flashing iPhone app, until I take a picture of them taking a picture of me? > > ETA: BWAH?! 😕 :dubious: yeah petty much it’s kinda fun, but writers when it finally goes down leaving you with questions, “goes down” in the metaphorical sense, meaning the thing that happens that’s different from the every day ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/24 "2012-06-01T02:00:38Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > first be aware that I am working my way up to quantum level great slowly but I first have to start with an idealistic basis, we aren’t just matter and energy after all. I thought about luminosity, transparency alternate light softens neither we nor technology cannot observe. The end result is always the same, the observances are based on memory formed through experience knowledge and consensual reality. Doesn’t matter what you may see, you do see the “proper” color whatever other variable is applied within the confines of human perception. But only transferred through speech, which will be covered in “Memory, Knowledge, Belief Transference/Intricate Recall Transference” If you want anyone here to take you seriously, you really need to work on punctuation and, well, coherency. This reads as a wall of doublespeak. Good luck with all that. Au dieu! ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/25 "2012-06-01T02:01:10Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > first be aware that I am working my way up to quantum level great slowly but I first have to start with an idealistic basis, we aren’t just matter and energy after all. I thought about luminosity, transparency alternate light softens neither we nor technology cannot observe. The end result is always the same, the observances are based on memory formed through experience knowledge and consensual reality. Doesn’t matter what you may see, you do see the “proper” color whatever other variable is applied within the confines of human perception. But only transferred through speech, which will be covered in “Memory, Knowledge, Belief Transference/Intricate Recall Transference” You know, if you had a blog you could inflict this on so many more people than just us. ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/26 "2012-06-01T02:10:05Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Care to describe this particular movement? > > Also, I wouldn’t be so sure on what you do and do not know about man-made stuff and what they can or cannot do. There are also visual phenomena that are perceived anywhere and everywhere within our optical perception system (e.g. Vitreous fluid; retina; optic nerves, occipital lobes in the brain; migraine prisms; etc.) that doesn’t need to resort to UFOs and aliens being the only explanation. so I guess what you are saying is there is no possible way this person could share anything more important then every other regular joe, though there is no way you could be sure what kind of person I am but what if this time just happened to be that one time when someone might actually sit above the totem pole and wondering why they like the pole so much, there is not much you can say that I haven’t had any angle at, don’t think for one second i’m some sort of internet floozy, this is a series of serious personal theories/beliefs i’m sharing for the purpose of putting it together into one picture, insight is nice but don’t think about tearing anything down, because by the time you see what i’m getting at I may not have to finish the theory, it all fits together nicely as is. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/27 "2012-06-01T02:14:41Z")
First you need a hypothesis. No wait, communication is worthless if you can’t communicate. So work on _that_ first. Otherwise all you have is you navel lint, arranged all pretty, but fairly meaningless. Likewise, I’ve heard it all; scientific, philosophical and metaphysical… enjoy your totem pole before it topples. ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/28 "2012-06-01T02:16:37Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > You know, if you had a blog you could inflict this on so many more people than just us. compliment or satire, I honestly can’t tell anymore ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/29 "2012-06-01T02:19:08Z")
It’s a multifaceted comment meant to reflect an illusory eternal truth. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/30 "2012-06-01T02:21:33Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > It’s a multifaceted comment meant to reflect an illusory eternal truth. Lose the period at the end of your sentence if you want to communicate transcendental wisdom ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/31 "2012-06-01T02:48:07Z")
Time Action Kaleidoscopic Energy Universal Reaction Memory Effect Deja Vu Spectrum ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/32 "2012-06-01T03:09:06Z")
I think you’re onto something there, **voltaire.** Your theory is almost complete. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/33 "2012-06-01T03:12:02Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > If the idea that perceived colors might be arbitraily different from person to person, then the objective, intrinsic properties of _luminance_ as it pertains to wavelength would disagree if we arbitraily shifted the spectrum, and mixed swatches of what you and I might call “yellow” and “cyan.” > > I believe this to be a fallacy from the start. > > I’ve attempted to demonstrate this by creating [this illustration/diagram.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7604613@N04/7311550810/in/photostream) Nice diagram. And appropriate username. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/34 "2012-06-01T03:13:45Z")
😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/35 "2012-06-01T03:23:26Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > Between 2am and 4am watch the sky between 90° of the big dipper handle out 2/3 of the sky meeting with the same 30° declination of cassiopeia 2/3 of the sky, that is your window, wait at least 1hr for your eyes to adjust, it is nifty to have screen brightener/flashlight app for communication, you may eventually see blinking objects but seemingly intelligent in action, test this theory, dare you to try, could just change things, word yo the wise Don’t be surprise if they take a few pictures, every once in a while they flash very brightly as if taking a picture, if you choose that moment to use your source of light to respond, that would be the best time. Also sometimes use your peripheral vision to pick out moving faint objects, the ones i’m talking about always seem to be mere satillites, but trust me the right ones aren’t, over 30 in less than one hour recently, Happy sightings Are you just elaborately quoting the lyrics to [Incubus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nqRkAsZumc) [songs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8295rOMvtQI)? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/36 "2012-06-01T03:47:47Z")
So what’s your _point_ with all of this? What ultimate statement are you driving at? Just come out with it man! Because all this just sounds like schizophrenic madness to me. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/37 "2012-06-01T04:02:23Z")
Oh, just, y’know… The first person in human history to have figured out what it all _means,_ man. As soon as the theory’s complete, we’ll all be enlightened and one with the extraterrestrial hegemony seeking out smartphone-class civilizations. Until the weed wears off. ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/38 "2012-06-01T04:10:34Z")
This is where controversy may arise. The origin of adam and eve interests me greatly, many cultures refer to a special alpha man and alpha woman, most of the time the man has had a hand in either the creation or protection of eve, but somehow the bible manages to do both and also have adam leave eve’s side long enough to be tempted with “knowledge” by a strange legless creature with the inherent ability to speak.This is where my stance has a wider gate, be reminded that this is a personal belief and as such spiritual aspects of the overall meme may not inherently agree, though the base principle in any instance spills trying to with most common spiritual beliefs, ay the very last a reflection of christianity, though I am not, most principles are similar or shared.let’s begin, imagine (…do it) instead of an apple lets say the fruit is the knowledge of fire, given to adam and eve at the same time. Now lets say they discovered things they could do with fire, boil water, burn things, create light, cook food. Change the backdrop, a cave man comes home after hearing his wife has chested on him, and for the first time the man instead of instinctively challenging the other man first goes into a rage rips pitt his hair throws rocks and sparks one of a wall just right and ignites the first man made fire, suddenly cave mans wife doesn’t seem so important, he had somehow harnessed the power of god, because up until thus point only man and beast have seen fire as a result gods wraith, lightening. So this particular cave man gains power through knowledge of fire creation build an empire declares himself god, and writes what could become the first remnants of an all powerful manual of the universe.Back to adam and eve, lets say instead the serpent gives the gift of gab to adam and eve, with trip simple conditions, there will be spoken lies whispered by the seen, and written truth protected and upheld by unseen. Giving two parties (angels - interdimensional beings) (demons - higher plane biological beings) a fair playing field on which to sway a budding culture towards evil and good in hopes one side will win.Back to adam and eve, and their gift of fire given as the fruit of knowledge, this is where the tree comes in, landslides the fruit is separate from the tree, fruit after all is the result of time and nourishment. Where fire is the near opposite of fruit. In continuum, the eventual finding of fire as a tool would lead to having a limited amount of real applications of fire, then experimenting begins.Adam and eve sit down wind from a lit campfire and begin to have a reaction to something burning, mint for instance would have a interesting effect when burned in a fire, so they start trying different things to achieve a new effect, until finally there is nothing left to burn to see what reaction if any could be had by the given substance.But there it’s always the tree, the glowing beautiful and ambient tree of life, that is oddly shaped like a small christmas tree…And the things they saw and did after that first breath I would say may have giving birth to the breadth of ideas and subsequent knowledge that we enjoy today. ---
**Author:** ![shadowofneo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/39 "2012-06-01T04:16:18Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > So what’s your _point_ with all of this? What ultimate statement are you driving at? Just come out with it man! Because all this just sounds like schizophrenic madness to me. while I hope that’s not something you could associate with, there is no ultimate display of prowess, no ultimate line it is a collection of thought I’m sharing and putting out there to see what others think about my perceptual angle, and simply finally getting it all down in one place on the move ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627/40 "2012-06-01T04:20:28Z")
Although the shape of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was actually an ominous, obsidian-black hexahedron (ratio 1:4:9), you’ve just described the movie _2001: A Space Odyssey._ Arthur C. Clarke beat you by about 45 years. Congratulations. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-personal-theory-of-everything-kaleidoscopic-reality/623627.md?page=3)