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Question

Posted this question in the biology and physics section and I haven`t received an answer that actually addresses the question. Click on the link below. Thanks

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Answer 1

The human brain has evolved to visualise matter in four dimensions.

We have a visual system that generates two dimensional images mapped on to our rentinas. Most of us have two eyes - this allows for binocular vision which, combined with various other neurological tricks, allows for three dimensional perception (Many of the standard optical illusions rely on fooling our three dimensional sense). We also have time perception. That makes four dimensions.

[Edit] Bugger. Novangelis got in before me. I'll leave it to him to write a more refined and scientifically accurate answer than I could.

*challenges enigmatic new-england-type punctuation mark in bubble*

Answer 2

I can understand why people would think your sense of logic was missing when asking this question.
I'm surprised you didn't see the incontinuity in what you asked.
eg. You have to take into account how animals and even objects react to this world too - so you don't notice these things able to slide into objects - with a different way of reacting to solid objects, etc. Meaning it is not only humans reacting to the solidness of objects, etc.

I am not a physicist or biologist - and can only rely upon my own observations about the world, etc.
I cannot recall anything in nature which shows that objects can merge with each other - at will. The sand and the water example comes to mind - how sand is porous, therefore water can fill in the gaps there. But that is hardly a case of two materials intermingling... (You have a jar of sand, can pour some water into the sand present..)

Of course, this world is an illusion, when so-called solid objects appear to be solid, but are not really.
Students of the occult are told all the time, that this world is a world of illusion - and awareness will tell you, that people perceive the world, according to their level of awareness or the lack thereof.

Answer 3

So then, anything is possible! What causes the universal law of gravity? which seems to play a very important part in your thoughts. And why not give credit to the master designer for causing all things to be?
Its totally impossible that if things could fall into place scientifically for the earth to be? that we have not been able to find similar worlds in the universes as of yet? Every house then must have a designer. Hebrews 3:4
Molecular biology, one of the more recent fields of science, is the study of living things at the level of genes, molecules, and atoms. Molecular biologist Michael Denton comments on what has been found: “The complexity of the simplest known type of cell is so great that it is impossible to accept that such an object could have been thrown together suddenly by some kind of freakish, vastly improbable, event.” “But it is not just the complexity of living systems which is so profoundly challenging, there is also the incredible ingenuity that is so often manifest in their design.” “It is at a molecular level where . . . the genius of biological design and the perfection of the goals achieved are most pronounced.”

Denton further states: “Everywhere we look, to whatever depth we look, we find an elegance and ingenuity of an absolutely transcending quality, which so mitigates against the idea of chance. Is it really credible that random processes could have constructed a reality, the smallest element of which—a functional protein or gene—is complex beyond our own creative capacities, a reality which is the very antithesis of chance, which excels in every sense anything produced by the intelligence of man?” He also states: “Between a living cell and the most highly ordered non-biological system, such as a crystal or a snowflake, there is a chasm as vast and absolute as it is possible to conceive.” And a professor of physics, Chet Raymo, states: “I am dazzled . . . Every molecule seems miraculously contrived for its task.”

Molecular biologist Denton concludes that “those who still dogmatically advocate that all this new reality is the result of pure chance” are believing in a myth. In fact, he calls the Darwinian belief regarding living things arising by chance “the great cosmogenic myth of the twentieth century.”

Answer 4

The quick answer is....Yes.

Of course there are dimensions we don't perceive. For instance, we don't perceive quantum dimensions, and all SORTS of cool **** goes down on the teensytinsy level!
Have you read about string theory? You really gotta read up on this stuff you are really interested. There are books that are written for the non-Phd-holder, easily bought anywhere. I found "The Elegant Universe" to be more informative than Stephen Hawking's "Breif History of Time".

Since you asked the question here, I would assume you are thinking about the spiritual implications of the question as well... to which I would say.....its really marvelous isn't it? All this totally amaznig stuff going on, things we can't perceive that are completely real, intricate, amazing design.... people say science and religion are enemies but to me they are the best of friends!

Answer 5

It's obvious your question is based more on the representative theory of perception rather than the way the eye interprets light. This implies that every person has their own point of reference, and the problem arises is in the way the mind makes sense of anything. This is highly especulative because than the whole homunculus arguement comes in when you try to define visual perception as rays of white light bouncing off objects, hitting the eye etc... try asking this in the philosophy sec.

Answer 6

The question is: "Is it possible for the human brain to have evolved to visualize matter and space in 2 dimensions?"

The pragmatic answer is: no because we didn't evolve that way - we evolved to visualize matter in 4 dimensions (3 spatial + 1 time)

Could it be possible? I think the answer would still be no because evolution tends to favor the useful. Unless you can think of a significant practical advantage in visualizing matter in this way, I can't see why we would take this evolutionary path.

Answer 7

I think you mean, "Nobody gave me the simplistic, pre-conceived answer I was looking for." Fact is, you're trying to work through the equivalent of a graduate level short course on neuropsychology in the space of a couple pieces of paper, with a group of people who - however smart they might be - mostly have a high school graduate or college freshman level of education, and few of them in that field.

What did you expect?

Answer 8

becuase often times, if 2 human beings have the comparable answer, the persons might in many circumstances %. the respond that exchange into on faster to be the suitable answer. additionally, in case you answer right away, an mind-blowing style of poeple seem at newly publish solutions, so which you have a much better threat of having suitable answer.

Answer 9

Your question was well-addressed there, considering the depth of the subject matter and the lack of time.
Certainly, THIS section will not provide anything other than 'God did it' or similar.
Evolution doesn't sit well with the deluded.

Answer 10

I saw it earlier. It's a daunting question that I hate to tackle, because I don't know where to start or stop and I don't want to write a novel. I'll give you a quick and dirty version.