Some say that there is a possibility for more than the three dimensions that we take for granted. There are multiple theories out there, each taking a different approach at explaining these higher dimensions. Depending on your method, you can reach as many as nine or eleven dimensions.
I've been trying to wrap my head around this, and I've come up with something a different than what I've seen, trying to blend together the different theories I've come up with. I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, but I haven't seen a theory to match yet. I've run into a roadblock, however, and I wonder what some of you brainiacs think of what I have so far.
To summarize, I've developed a pattern. You start with a point, then you bring two points together with a line, then you make intersections of lines, and you add depth after that. Finally, you bring everything together into a single point and start over.
The dimensions:
0th - This would be seen as a single point in space.
1st - A single line between two points in space would create a one-dimensional picture.
2nd - Intersecting lines create a two dimensional picture in space.
3rd - If you add distance, or depth, then you get a three-dimensional picture.
4th - For the fourth dimension, imagine you could see every single point in space from every possible angle all at once. Treating the whole of space as a single point, you get the fourth dimension.
5th - Up until this point, we've treated time as a single point. In our three-dimensional would, the images we see give us only one picture of time in each given moment. But if we had eyes that could see fifth-dimensional pictures, then we would see a line between two points of time. If you looked at a door, you'd see that door open, you'd a person pass through it and strike a conversation with another person in the room, and you'd see that person leave again through the door. All of these things would be seen at once, as a single image.
6th - Next we add intersecting lines of time. Previously, we only got to see one possible stream of events. But with sixth-dimensional eyes, we'd see multiple possible futures at once.
7th - Next, we add depth to time. Now, not only can we see multiple possible futures, but we can see impossible futures as well. No matter what decisions you make, some futures you see could not possibly become a reality due to circumstances outside of your control. The only way to make those impossible futures come true would be to travel back in time and change the flow of time to look like the future that was previously impossible.
8th - Now, we return to a point again, bringing every point in space and every possible and impossible reality into a single point.
9th - What if there were universes separate our own, each with different origins and different laws. Perhaps, for example, the law of gravity works differently in one dimension than it does in our own. No matter how far you travel in space, no matter how long we see into the future, we will never end up in any of these other universes. Because of this, we can treat each universe as if it were a single point. Now if we could draw a line between the two, seeing both our universe and the universes outside of our own, then we'd see ninth-dimensionally.
10th - What if we could find a way to travel from our universe into another? If this were possible, then we would be creating a new set of possible and impossible realities which were not possible to see with each dimension in isolation. If we could see these possibilities, we'd be experiencing the 10th dimension of reality.
11th - This is where I hit a roadblock. To follow the pattern, we must find a way to add depth to the picture again. The only other step I can think of would be to see every universe and all of their possible and impossible realities as a single point, which would be skipping a step.
I've been trying to wrap my head around this, and I've come up with something a different than what I've seen, trying to blend together the different theories I've come up with. I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, but I haven't seen a theory to match yet. I've run into a roadblock, however, and I wonder what some of you brainiacs think of what I have so far.
To summarize, I've developed a pattern. You start with a point, then you bring two points together with a line, then you make intersections of lines, and you add depth after that. Finally, you bring everything together into a single point and start over.
The dimensions:
0th - This would be seen as a single point in space.
1st - A single line between two points in space would create a one-dimensional picture.
2nd - Intersecting lines create a two dimensional picture in space.
3rd - If you add distance, or depth, then you get a three-dimensional picture.
4th - For the fourth dimension, imagine you could see every single point in space from every possible angle all at once. Treating the whole of space as a single point, you get the fourth dimension.
5th - Up until this point, we've treated time as a single point. In our three-dimensional would, the images we see give us only one picture of time in each given moment. But if we had eyes that could see fifth-dimensional pictures, then we would see a line between two points of time. If you looked at a door, you'd see that door open, you'd a person pass through it and strike a conversation with another person in the room, and you'd see that person leave again through the door. All of these things would be seen at once, as a single image.
6th - Next we add intersecting lines of time. Previously, we only got to see one possible stream of events. But with sixth-dimensional eyes, we'd see multiple possible futures at once.
7th - Next, we add depth to time. Now, not only can we see multiple possible futures, but we can see impossible futures as well. No matter what decisions you make, some futures you see could not possibly become a reality due to circumstances outside of your control. The only way to make those impossible futures come true would be to travel back in time and change the flow of time to look like the future that was previously impossible.
8th - Now, we return to a point again, bringing every point in space and every possible and impossible reality into a single point.
9th - What if there were universes separate our own, each with different origins and different laws. Perhaps, for example, the law of gravity works differently in one dimension than it does in our own. No matter how far you travel in space, no matter how long we see into the future, we will never end up in any of these other universes. Because of this, we can treat each universe as if it were a single point. Now if we could draw a line between the two, seeing both our universe and the universes outside of our own, then we'd see ninth-dimensionally.
10th - What if we could find a way to travel from our universe into another? If this were possible, then we would be creating a new set of possible and impossible realities which were not possible to see with each dimension in isolation. If we could see these possibilities, we'd be experiencing the 10th dimension of reality.
11th - This is where I hit a roadblock. To follow the pattern, we must find a way to add depth to the picture again. The only other step I can think of would be to see every universe and all of their possible and impossible realities as a single point, which would be skipping a step.
