Do dimensions, in themselves, actually exist?

Question

Dimensions and mathematics go hand-in-hand, and are - what, scientific observations, right? Therein lies my belief - they are simply observations of our surroundings. Dimensions are simply perspectives to classify objects, no? Sure, time and space supposedly existed long before humans were here, but we didn't know that before we came into existence, so how can we ever know? And where did this idea of higher-level dimensions even originate from?

Answer 1

Dimensions exist but are not constants.

Multidimensional space is used to solve complex problems which can't be solved in four dimensional space/time

Answer 2

If you define a dimension as something that a human being has three of, all of which are at right angles to the others (which is essentially how it's defined), then if humans exist, dimensions also exist.

Now, dimensions may or may not predate humanity. However, we observe objects that aren't part of humanity, and were around long before humans arrived, to have the same three-dimensional properties that we do. So, we can infer that the dimensions existed before we did.

Answer 3

Dimensions, as with all knowledge, exist only because we have perceived and assigned language to describe the perception (aka observation) Science is only as true as any other belief system -- it is attached to an assumption that human perceptions have intrinsic value and can be differentiated as "truth" from "fiction" Math is a convenient language for describing phenomena that humans percieve in intellectual space, as oppposed to physical space. That is, we can demonstrate certain concepts through physical presentation, but others only exist as axioms -- such as height, width, depth, which are assumed to be actual based on standards of measure we invented. These standards are not achievable without language of math and numbers. We can never truly "know." That is, what we consider "knowledge" is actually a set of ideas that all can only be as true as we allow them to be -- that is by staying in agreement to certain fundamental "truths" or axioms -- all of which are facts that can never exist without first having human perception, and along with that, human communication -- language. Math is language, too. Science is a grammar -- the scienctific method allows us standards for choosing what will be considered "acceptable" human knowledge. The scientific method gives structure and guidance so that the language of math can be spoken according to standards that allow us all to stay in general accord. All of reality is established in similar pattern, using language, and sets of rules for the language, to lead us to increasingly complex socially constructed reality All things, even dimensions, exist only to the extent that we can percieve and define them.

Answer 4

the style of life that could exist in yet another measurement (if that exists) or on yet another planet is constrained basically by using your mind's eye. we are a carbon base life type - yet that be no longer be unique while pondering the vastness of area or the style of alternative planets.

Answer 5

Great question.
I hope they have Yahoo answers in other dimensions.