Real0ne
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ORIGINAL: MasterNJ20 And you cannot really differentiate between time as "time" and time as a dimension. Time is an abstract construct and is not real. When was the last time anyone could reach out and grab a hunk of time? Its not real therefore cannot be a dimension in the "real" 3d world. In my example of the two dimensional cross section of a salt shaker, any being on the two dimensional plane as the salt shaker moves through it could not tell the difference between the salt shaker passing through the plane it is on as opposed to another 2 dimensional object expanding and shrinking. both cases would seem exactly the same. No "being" as in physical body can exist in a 2 dimensional world. YOur example is only valid to the extent one can "re=present" something, such as on paper, of a 2d computer screen, cad whatever. Once again an abstraction and a construct. So this can lead to the conclusion that we are simply experiencing 3 dimensional cross sections of 4 dimensional objects rather than being 3 dimensional objects moving through time and experiencing time. Sure but thats in math if you want to include all possible vectors arrangements you would have 8 mathematical if you will dimensions to help understand the 3 dimensional world. There is no such thing as a 3 dimensional cross section. Slicing something 10000 times does not create dimensions in the physical world it only creates 10000 objects each in a 3d world (space) that you can represent mathematically in up to 8 dimensions that I am aware of unless you wish to include variables as dimensions then the umber is limitless. And also there are many theories (ie String and M theory) which predict many more than 3 spatial dimensions. well there are 8 mathematical quadrants I accept as mathematical dimensions but not physical. But back on the actual topic, the chaos present at the plank length actually would suggest we're in a compute program rather than a hologram. A skilled programmer would use a macroscopic physics system and a microscopic physics system, where the macroscopic system would be very controlled and predictable, and the microscopic would be very random, this would be because of laziness and the impossible feat of programming each and every quark...though in my opinion either the hologram universe or computer program idea are both a little off. Time is an abstraction and cannot be felt touched or seen in the physical 3d world that you exist in. It exists strictly in an abstract construct as a device that we use to measure stuff as I said by metronome ticks. I am not saying that it cannot be used for the intended purpose it just takes even the best educated people off on some seriously wild tangents of craziness. Especially when they try to commingle the real world of self with an abstraction. Its almost the same someone holding your drivers license up and pointing to the name which sounds like yours, asking if that is you and if you answer yes you just perjured yourself. Because art on paper or plastic is not you.
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