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mneme
Never mind all that other stuff; just consider the possibility that there might actually be more dimensions than we thought...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 10, 2007 at 2:16 PM
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nautikos
you've lost me.. although, maybe it's neutrinos that wake me so early, on their way to who-knows-where. Interesting, though.
posted by
mneme
on September 10, 2007 at 5:11 AM
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Re: Wonderful! Bravo! Okay, now you've struck another nerve! I love this stuff.
Chyrlann, I'm glad you get a kick out of this! And your Dad's combined interest in theology and science is certainly unusual, but it works for me, even though I am a staunch agnostic. I have always maintained that the insights of physics and the idea of God are not at all incompatible, as long as we don't insist on a literal reading of scripture...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 10, 2007 at 4:46 AM
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Wonderful! Bravo! Okay, now you've struck another nerve! I love this stuff.
my father was an electrician by trade...mostly; working his way from utilityman to supervisor when he retired, for the city...but I'm rattling because I'm so excited. My father's two most exciting interests were theology and physics. I've been reading around and delving into theology and my spiritual self long enough and found my niche in my self and God self and all that is hunky dory..but I love the anticipated theories of time/space continuim, travel, etc., because it will bring spirituality & science together in a phenomenal collision and create the next big-bang theory.....no, don't get me started on this now!
You've opened an entirely new can of worm-holes here! Hey I forgot, you were the first writer to get me started on the exploration of new spiritual frontiers with your series on Islam vs Christianity! Okay, Cap'n beam me aboard!
posted by
roadscross
on September 9, 2007 at 10:14 PM
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Enigmatic
Thanks!
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 5:10 PM
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Naut
Exactly!
posted by
Enigmatic68
on September 9, 2007 at 4:33 PM
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Justi
I no longer smoke, though I will confess I once did! Now, brandy is a different matter, LOL! But I do find it interesting that we're finding things out on our own, even before Jesus will tell us all about it...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 11:36 AM
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Re: I hope they're low fat, no sugar! Maybe that's why I put on weight.
Cringe, dear, we can't blame the neutrinos, putting on weight comes with living in New Jersey!
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 11:30 AM
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Offy hon
In a sense, that isn't important. The only thing you need to remember is that there may indeed be additional dimensions, and I emphasize the
'may'. For decades now some very bright people have mucked around with string theory, without the slightest evidence that it had a relation to the 'real' world, other than being mathematically beautiful. And now there's a hint that there may be more to it...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 11:25 AM
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Nautikos
This makes good cigar and brandy conversation; however, I already knew this without evidence that I would not understand. Jesus will come take us for a tour long before the riddle would be solved. But it is excellent hyper-inetellectual information.
posted by
Justi
on September 9, 2007 at 11:18 AM
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Re: Hugely entertaining in an informative way...the possibilities...profound...
Thanks, t william. I find this very exciting, though I'm not at all sure what the practical consequences of this knowledge would be, if indeed there can be any. But I'm sure someone said something similar when he first noticed this thing called fire...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 11:16 AM
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I hope they're low fat, no sugar! Maybe that's why I put on weight.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on September 9, 2007 at 11:06 AM
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I have absolutely no clue as to anything I just read...
posted by
Offy
on September 9, 2007 at 11:06 AM
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Pat
Frankly, I don't think we're going anywhere when we dream, but pretty well stick around. Having said that, Roger Penrose strongly suggests that brain functions involve quantum processes.
If that were the case, it might be possible that we might also be somehow 'connected' to such (as yet unproven) other dimensions. But it is not likely we would ever 'know' or 'experience' that, or we would do so routinely. What people claim to 'know' about other dimensions is easily explained by our knowledge of normal psychological processes, and belongs into the realm of folk tales and myth...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 11:06 AM
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Hugely entertaining in an informative way...the possibilities...profound...
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on September 9, 2007 at 11:03 AM
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Nana
It does boggle, doesn't it?
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:52 AM
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Corbin
Interesting thought, that! Cockroaches were around long before we were, and will likely still be around after we have collectively shuffled off this 'mortal coil', as Hamlet has it. But scary though they may be, let us not credit geeks with powers they do not possess...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:50 AM
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Re: OK as a blonde I think I can ask this question for us all
Kabu, you gorgeous blonde, let me answer as succinctly as I can:
1) You don't really want me to start!
2) No
3) 'Why' is not an allowable question
All you have to do is remember one thing: there may (and I say may) actually be dimensions other than our own...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:36 AM
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Tattered
Compared to the number of neutrinos, it's a mere drop in the bucket...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:29 AM
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TAPS
well, but there are also an awful lot of neutrinos...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:25 AM
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Re: I think string theory...
Indeed, food4! Same as on a boat - any line, when not observed, will tie itself into knots of devilish complexity...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:22 AM
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Re: Wow! that is mind blowing!
It really is, Whacky!
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:20 AM
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Soul
There's a lot of stuff floating around. Much of it is science fiction, which these days means lots of fiction and little if any science...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:08 AM
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Re: Don't understand the theory either!
Sheilah, unless we learn how to hitch a ride on a neutrino, I doubt that we'll ever get there...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 9, 2007 at 10:02 AM
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Where do you think we go when we dream?
Is it impossible that it's another dimension? A parallel universe of sorts? I kinda think this might be possible. Also that in the unreachable core of knowledge in our brains, we are familiar with other dimensions. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe having our waking brain stuck in one of those other planes of existence does not show up as delusional psychosis.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 9, 2007 at 7:31 AM
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Naut
wow- I'm speechless!
posted by
Nanaroo
on September 9, 2007 at 7:28 AM
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Uhhhh???
Interesting post......
Is all of this a good thing or an indication that some geek is going to accidently rip a hole in our dimension and change us all into a new species...like "homo cockroachus"???
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 9, 2007 at 7:24 AM
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OK as a blonde I think I can ask this question for us all
1 what are you talking about
2 Is this something like ....how long is a piece of string
3If we can't see them then.......................why???????
posted by
Kabu
on September 9, 2007 at 6:26 AM
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nautikos
I have absolutely no clue as to what the heck I just read, but I have to agree, that is a lot of mineral oil
posted by
Tattered_Knight
on September 8, 2007 at 11:27 PM
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Nautikos
That's an awful lot of mineral oil.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 8, 2007 at 10:12 PM
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I think string theory...
Is a little like my extension cord theory...no matter how carefull you wind them up, the next time you want to use one, it will be hopelessly snarled. Now we know that parts of it enter other dimensions to form these boy-scout proof knots.
posted by
food4thought
on September 8, 2007 at 9:49 PM
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Wow! that is mind blowing!
posted by
Whacky
on September 8, 2007 at 9:47 PM
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Nautikos
These are all interesting speculations and experiments. I follow as best as I can. Indiadaily.com, usually has articles on other dimensions and reverse engineering of UFO technology! Interesting stuff!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on September 8, 2007 at 9:17 PM
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Don't understand the theory either!
but found the info interesting... will we enter the twilight zone some day? LOL
posted by
Sheilah
on September 8, 2007 at 9:06 PM
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