4th dimension

Dear Readers,

Brian Greene's depiction of 4th dimensions from the video Brian Green: The Search for Hidden Dimensions .

I first mentioned the 4th dimension in my post about Gravity, Science and the Spirit World, during which I pointed out that ghosts fit the criteria of 4th dimensional beings that pass through our three dimensional space, like a sphere passing through flatland or 2d space. Also included is my reiteration of Brian Greene's portrayal of the 4th dimension being so small that we do not see it around us, even though I am partial to the idea of it being an actual 4th dimension outward.

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In my second addressing of the 4th dimension I brought it up while talking about Death. While speculating about how our spirits interact with our bodies I stated how I personally believe that there is something in the brain, either some cell or some cluster of cells that is able to interact with our spirits, allowing us to choose what to think about and when.

Thus comes this point, I have been pondering this idea because it speaks to me so strongly. With my view of the 4th dimension being an actual direction, like "up" is compared to 2 dimensions on a piece of paper, I began thinking about how various science fiction theories work.

In two dimensional space, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Yet, if you fold the paper over you greatly shorten that distance. However, this requires the use of the third dimension to warp the 2D space. Similarly, for us to be able to teleport from one place to another by bending space in this manner, we would need to use the fourth dimension to warp that 3D space. 

What really happens when we fold a piece of paper? We can do it because of air. The 3D space is filled with air which moves out of the way when we fold the paper. This is the medium required for the "portal" to be formed. If the medium was a liquid, assuming that it is a water proof sheet of paper like wax paper or magazine sheets, it would be much more difficult to fold the paper, but still possible. What if the medium around the paper was solids? Like trying to fold over one sheet of paper in a stack of papers.

If our 3D plane of existence, our universe, is equivalent to a sheet of paper in a stack of papers, then it would be nearly impossible to fold the paper over and perform teleportation by bending space.

BBC's Invasion Earth 1998 4th Dimension

That being said, there is the possibility for these other layers of 3D space in the 4th dimension to be simply other universes. Not alternate just simply different. In the 1998 BBC's television show Invasion Earth there were creatures living in the 4th dimensin that used biological machines and would "harvest" biological life from planets in our 3D space to fuel these machines.

Invasion Earth nD structure

 In "harvest" process, a large biological force would form and devour all biological life from an area, slowly growing. The protagonists found a way to blow up the "nD" structure from the inside. However, to their horror, a new one sort of fell down from the 3rd dimension above it and they realized that there could be infinite layers of these structures. 

On another note, what would multiple paper layers mean? It would mean that there are multiple universes essentially stacked one upon another, creating a multiverse. However, the general idea of a multiverse is more like bubbles of universe matter floating around 3 dimensionally, occasionally colliding and "popping" each other.

Walter watching Walternate find the cure for his son Peter through an alternate universe window in Fringe.

To me, this general idea of a multiverse of universes is still within the confines of 3D space. So what would be another layer up in 4D space? It seems more like an alternate universe. A universe with all of the same dimensions and matter as our universe, but slightly off set outside the universe we currently occupy. In the television show Fringe, this idea of alternate universes play an essential key in the excellent series. Though Dr. Walter Bishop, the main scientist in Fringe, states that there are likely infinite alternate universes out there, they only seem to have interaction with one other.

Rick and Morty season 1 episode 10 Evil Rick displaying his rankings of the different Ricks

This is quite contrary to Rick and Morty where Rick encounters several other Ricks from alternate universes. However, even Rick admits to a "Central Finite Curve" of alternate universes.

So, if there are the possibility of infinite alternate universes, why do these shows have such limitations? It is merely because of our finite minds can only comprehend so much? or is it because there are indeed "air layers" separating the sheets of paper?

For the Fringe world, imagine you have two sheets of paper, each is able to bend out in opposite directions  or they can be bent together. However, if someone from the bottom sheet moves "up" into the dimension above, they enter a world much like their own, but different. Likewise if someone from the top sheet moves "down". Nonetheless, Fringe addresses the possible side effects of such travel. Like a staple holding two pieces of paper together, the connection damages both sheets, leaving a hole or tear, especially if that staple is then removed improperly.

Also, because of the pulling of the universes closer together, they begin to interact with each other more, like writing on a top sheet and leaving an imprint in the bottom one and done one purpose with carbon paper.

Even though there are potential risks, there is also the possibility of melding the two properly, using the natural laws. If our spirits are 4th dimensional and only interact with our 3 dimensional bodies through our brains, then there is the possibility of our spirits interacting through more than one dimension.

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Like a nail holding a bunch of papers together, a single spirit could interact with countless versions of itself on different worlds. This would mean that a character like Olivia Dunham from Fringe and Altlivia could have the same spirit, just different life experiences to draw from. Which would explain why good people are generally still good people and vice versa, just having made extremely different choices. What is more messed up about this idea would be that every Rick and every Morty all share the same spirit.

However, this concept is not entirely new. In the movie, The One starring Jet Lee, Gabriel Yulaw (Jet lee) is being hunted by a version of himself from an alternate universe. This alternate Gabriel is seeking to kill off all of the other versions of himself, so that the unnamed energy that was spread out between the several versions of himself in a sort of "Central Finite Curve" could all be concentrated in one host or The One. Now this unnamed energy could be that energy or power of the spirit. 

Though this idea of our spirits inhabiting more than one body at a time is intriguing, it is not one that I subscribe to. Yet, I can also comprehend the idea of a 4th dimensional being wanting several 3 dimensional lives. For, why do we create so many characters in a 2D plane? Either Anime or screens of movies, video games, or even the written word?

Brian Greene explaining gravitational waves as produced by two stars revolving around a black hole. video

Alas, though these things are fun to speculate on, there is some science we need to look at. Because of gravitational waves and how they warp and bend space, we know that our 3D space can indeed expand, contract and bend, which leans towards the likelihood of "air layers" in at least one direction 4th dimensionally.
 

Galaxies hurdled through space, the dark matter represented by why clouds. From the TED talk video.

Indeed, as I learned while watching Brian Greene's TED talk about Why is our universe fine-tuned for life? that it has been documented that our universe is not only expanding, but speeding up. The pull of gravity from other galaxies should be slowing everything down, but this is not the case. Likely due to the repellent force or "gravity" of dark energy, which makes up a tiny portion of space, these galaxies hurtling away are now being pushed ever faster.

the percentage of dark energy.

Now, though the percentage or portion of dark energy found in space is so low, it allows for the formation of the galaxies and for the speeding up of the universe's expansion.

dark energy nebula universe

However, as Greene continues he explains how multiple universes might have different fundamental structures rooted in string theory. For those structures that incorporate more dark energy, the repulsive nature keeps matter from clumping up together, which prevents molecules, planets and galaxies from ever forming. Essentially those universes would be expanding clouds of matter like nebulae.

On the other side, universes with too little portions of dark energy collapse back on themselves, again keeping galaxies from forming. Though this allows for the idea that maybe there is range, or variability, like there could be enough dark energy to allow the galaxy to expand, but in small enough portions that the gravity of different galaxies will still slow it down and then collapse again.

In the extremely hard to follow, yet mentally stimulating movie Mr. Nobody, in Craft's longest timeline he passed away right as the universe began retracting and condensing again, and they depicted this as time reversing. Interesting thought about how time and space coincide.

Thus, these universes would forever be expanding and then contracting, each time creating a new "big bang" and having a different result.

I will compare these different types of universe to our basic forms of matter. The nebula universes could be considered "air" or "gas" layers from the 4th dimension perspective. Then we would have the ones constantly shifting from bigger to smaller much like how water molecules shift as they interact. Thus they are comparable to "liquid layers". Now, our universe which continually expands means that there is continual force and resistance, like a "solid" layer.

For example, a piece of paper sitting on water. The "air" above allows your to remove the paper, pulling it up with relative ease because everything contained in it moves out of the way. However, pushing the paper down there is more resistance, sometimes pushing against an expanding universe or giving way to a collapsing one. Yet the constant change still allows the paper to sink into the water.

This would allow for my theory of how the Holy Ghost can dwell in us, and so many people at the same time, allowing space to bend through the 4th dimension all to the point of where He is. I talk a little more about this in my post about the Holy Ghost.

As with Brian Greene's comparison to this theory of why dark energy is only so much of space, he used why the earth is only so far away from the sun. If it is farther away it would be too cool, closer and it would be too hot. Thus our earth is in the golden zone for life. However, that does not mean that other planets or other slightly varying increments closer or father cannot also exist and support life. Therefore, why could that not be the same with universes and their dark energy? Even though most universes out there might be "air" or "water" layers in the 4D scale, that does not mean that there are not other "solid" universes like our own. Whether alternate or multiverses, they could exist.

Which ever the case, and whatever the reality, this is the most important thing to remember, that there is more to science and more to God and His universe than we now know. Yet, we must not forget what we do know. I testify that there is a God and He is our Father. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay for our sins so that we can return back to Him. Where ever He is, is called heaven, if that be another universe, or another expansive dimension that string theory allows, so be it. However, He does have a physical body like us, members of the human race. These things I know to be true, in Christ's name, Amen.

I hope that you have enjoyed this post and that it has got you thinking about the majesty of not only the universe we know, but the potential expanse of all of God's creations and domain.

Love,
Jacobugoth