Extent of the Universe

[sleuth]

Originally posted by dusken Yes I know. There are several theories out there all claiming different numbers of dimensions having different roles in reality. What I listed were the dimensions zero through four which are agreed upon and a surely part of the universe as we know it.

A dimension is an abstract mathematical concept which refers to an independence of measurement. The easiest way to think of it, is in terms of a graph.

Consider a graph with two axis, one, representing distance along the ground from a specified reference point, and the other representing the altitude of the object above the ground. These two measurements are totally independent of each other. The distance measured along the ground can stay constant, while the altitude varies and vice versa. Such a graph is said to be in two dimension because the measurements concerned are independent of each other.

This would not be the case, for example of a graph representing the temperature and volume of a gas because these two measurements are dependent on each other. The higher the temperature the greater the volume and vice versa.

[PASAMONSTER]

so many people here trying to answer a question that an answer can't be found to. If an answer can't be logically proven to a given question, then that question isn't worth asking. Its just a waste of time and energy. Theories are nothing but words of idiots who are trying to seem inteligent.

If there isn't proof, then it can't be an answer.

if no answer, then it can't be a question.


therefore start asking questions that actually can be answered by human minds.

[sleuth]

Originally posted by PASAMONSTER so many people here trying to answer a question that an answer can't be found to. If an answer can't be logically proven to a given question, then that question isn't worth asking. Its just a waste of time and energy. Theories are nothing but words of idiots who are trying to seem inteligent.

If there isn't proof, then it can't be an answer.

if no answer, then it can't be a question.


therefore start asking questions that actually can be answered by human minds.

DITTO!!!

[dusken]

Originally posted by sleuth A dimension is an abstract mathematical concept which refers to an independence of measurement. The easiest way to think of it, is in terms of a graph.

Consider a graph with two axis, one, representing distance along the ground from a specified reference point, and the other representing the altitude of the object above the ground. These two measurements are totally independent of each other. The distance measured along the ground can stay constant, while the altitude varies and vice versa. Such a graph is said to be in two dimension because the measurements concerned are independent of each other.

This would not be the case, for example of a graph representing the temperature and volume of a gas because these two measurements are dependent on each other. The higher the temperature the greater the volume and vice versa.

I do not understand why you posted this. Did I say something that made you feel I did not know what a coordinate plane is? And it is even better to think in terms of a graph with three axes.

[dusken]

Originally posted by PASAMONSTER so many people here trying to answer a question that an answer can't be found to. If an answer can't be logically proven to a given question, then that question isn't worth asking. Its just a waste of time and energy. Theories are nothing but words of idiots who are trying to seem inteligent.

If there isn't proof, then it can't be an answer.

if no answer, then it can't be a question.


therefore start asking questions that actually can be answered by human minds.

I am sorry, my friend, but this is quite an unfair and ridiculous thing to post. What we are doing here is discussing whether it can be logically proven to be a certain way. Keep in mind, we know atoms exist whether we can see them or not. We cannot know whether a question can be answered sufficiently unless we try. And it is no more a waste of time and energy than any other thread on any other forum. And to say something like "theories are nothing but words of idiots who are trying to seem inteligent" is being a tad narrow. It is because of theories that you have a functioning stereo system in your car and it is because of theories that the physics of the guns you like so much are understood. Real theories are words of people who are in fact intelligent. Furthermore, if we were to limit the discussions of a forum to only the topics that it is in our collective mental abilities to solve and understand fully, it will be a very boring gathering place. And if you are suggesting that it is not possible at all for the human mind to be able to answer these questions, then you are unaware of how science has progressed.