anyone else share my view that there are dimensions parallel to our own?

Answer 1

I have a problem with your terminology. You must define what you mena by 'dimension'. You state it as if we live in one dimension, we live within several. Do you mean parallel universes? If so, then at the quantum and sub quantum scale there is plenty of evidence suggesting that this is indeed the case.

Answer 2

It depends what you mean by "dimension". If by that you mean that there is an alternative state of existance then you're misusing the word - you'll never know but still is an interesting philosophical conjecture.

Taking the correct meaning for "dimension", however many dimensions there are, you exist in every single one of them!

Imagine the world is two-dimensional, the upshot of this is that the third dimension is present but valueless. Now imagine a scenario where an event led an object in that world to initiate a value in third and higher dimensions. Can you now see that there is no limit to the number of dimensions that can be used to explain observed behaviour at our level? Though we are only conscious of our three spacial dimensions, and time.

There is an on-going debate as to how many dimensions there are. The problem is that you can have as many as you want. A scientific model that is flexible enough to explain anything can predict nothing and is worthless.

Answer 3

The answers in this thread are making my head explode, so I'll be brief. Our most advanced scientific theories posit that there are ten space dimensions and one time dimension. The seven space dimensions that we are not accustumed to seeing are "curled up" to a size so small as to be unobservable with current technology.

A particular explaination for the big bang suggests further that our universe is an enormous, eleven-dimensional membrane that is connected to another, similar membrane, and that every so often, the membreanes collide, causing a big bang in each membrane. This is actually backed by hard mathematics and science, by the way.

In no case could anything (other than gravity) ever cross the boundries to either the smaller dimensions, or into any partner membrane we might have.

Edit - Karman, the "Sum over paths" and "Multiple history" theories are actually highly regarded and in the former case, proven as fact. As quaint as your conjecture is, it dosn't hold water. The quantum realm is one in which our convenctional instincts fail completely.

Edit - Pandude, as I said, the existance of extra dimensions will likely be proved true in only a few decades. The theory is testable and it makes definite predictions. You lose at science, but thanks for playing.

Answer 4

Lots of people share your view, but no one has any proof of such. The problem to me stems from a misunderstanding between science and scienc fiction. What we perceive and measure in science is the real world. We then describe this world with mathematical constructions that are imperfect. Nothing in our observation has ever indicated that there are multiple dimensions. But, some of our best descriptions mathematically allow for such.

What would it take? Infinite realizations of infinite probabilities. But, even if this were the case, how would you ever become aware of it? My perception, is that chaos in this 'realization' indicates that we are in a unique physical frame. If the world were completely deterministic, then multiple universes would be fine, but as it has many aspects that are impossible to predict, hence, observing now does not select what path (universe) you will take, I am of the opinion that multiple paths are inherently inefficient and unnatural. Therefore, they don't exist. It is not a conclusive proof, just a conjecture. Great question though, and we will see what the future holds!

Answer 5

yes you see what people think are ghost are the spirits of people living in parallel dimensions within our space .sometimes we have the ability to see that other dimension and this is caused by either a wrinkle in the time space continuum ,or our sensitivity to it ,we also leave behind us a field of energy from where we have been and in highly populated places this can cause a build up of positive ions from which we can draw on to see the others.i always leave the radio on in my house when i go out as the atmosphere is more positively charged when i come home than if it is turned of ,reason other people using my space love music .no I'm not nuts I'm very well educated and i don't need a doctor for all of you who are reading this and thinking that the audacity of man to think he is all that exist is just astounding to me .

Answer 6

not that i want to shove a big oily spanner in this obviously interesting question, but what possible evidence or even reasoning do you have to suppose that there are parallel dimensions? maybe im just from another dimension travelling parallel but in opposite directions. if you do have anything really cool that you would like to share, i would like to humbly appolagise and ask that you tell me everything you know.

Answer 7

It cpuld be possible. Some specualte that there are an infinite number of alternate "realities"

If there wasn't an infinite number and each dimension where still classified as part of the universe it would perhaps explain where the "missing mass" of the universe is. The so called "dark matter"

Answer 8

Yes. And you're all wrong. (Sorry, but it true.)

Just because physicists need them to make their equations work doesn't mean that they are a real. Besides, to be even considered as a possible fact, it must be verifiable- and since by definition other dimensions can not interact with us, they are not 'real', in a physical sense.

Better luck next time.

Answer 9

Then we must ask if time travels forward, or sideways?

It has been estimated that chaos theory requires 26 dimensions.

Take a long hard look at the word dimension and it's ramifications.

Answer 10

ok im from south east asia. Theres a lot of "black magic" as you westerners call it. Believe it or not (prolly not just like everybody else) Ive seen "jins" (ghosts) and stuff so yea i KNOW there are parallel dimensions.