Are we blind?

Contemplating Aristotle

Are we blind to a greater reality than our own. Michio Kaku and many scientist people are now saying that we live in but one parallel universe in an eternal bunch of universes. According to Kaku these universes could be in our very living rooms.

If we cannot see these places, does that make us in theory blind? Could my bedroom be at the bottom of an ocean in another parallel universe? Could there be whales and fish above my head and sharks around me? Could I be in the midst of a revolution in which I cannot be shot as it not my reality? Could I be facing head on, Wittgenstein perhaps where he sits contemplating our world, or his world in another parallel universe?

We define blindness as inability to see visible objects in our world. But are we collectively as a species and a universe blinder to a much greater reality than that which we find ourselves confined to?

My name is URL

I like turtles

SadieSue

My name is URL wrote: »

I like turtles

I like turtles too!

Kevin Duffy

Surely this was all explained in this interesting documentary ?

Alter-Ego

Derp.

Swampy

My brain hurts.

smk89

Maybe they can see us! [Puts on underpants]

dsmythy

Go to the philosophy forum already. Or does it really exist or is it a figment of our imagination....

zuroph

you could not be in a more wrong forum.

Captain_Generic

dsmythy wrote: »

Go to the philosophy forum already. Or does it really exist or is it a figment of our imagination....

One must first be IN the philosophy forum to find the philosophy forum

abusingelves

A parallel universe or an alternate universe? If a parallel does exist, maybe we cannot 'see' it because we do not exist in that parallel universe or plane.That theory takes us outside the realm of perceptual reality. I kind of like the idea.

Kevin Duffy

dsmythy wrote: »

Go to the philosophy forum already. Or does it really exist or is it a figment of our imagination....

What is existence and does imagination exist?

mikom

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

Are we blind?

Yes.
signed.. Stevie Wonder.

Thatnastyboy

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

According to Kaku these universes could be in our very living rooms.

Nope definitly not, the only things in my living room are:

Empty linden village cans and flaggan bottles; lots of
Joint butts; lots of,
Crusty toilet paper; lots of
A dead goldfish; x1
Broken goldfish bowl; x1
Yore ma; x1
Cord from tv; x1
Tv sized hole in window; x1
Skidmarked pair of boxers; lots of
Smell of want and neglect; lots of

Saila

*head explodes*

dsmythy

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

What is existence and does imagination exist?

What is imagination and does existence.... exist?

Contemplating Aristotle

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

We define blindness as inability to see visible objects in our world. But are we collectively as a species and a universe blinder to a much greater reality than that which we find ourselves confined to?

Ok, I'm going to go out on a limb and take this seriously. The answer is no. Think about the definition of blindness you used. "Visible" is something you can see, so by definition, if you have an "inability to see" an object, it clearly isn't a visible object. Therefore I can only assume that by "visible", you mean something which is seen by the majority of people. In which case, other universes aren't visible. So we aren't blind to them.

I get what you mean though, for example, the visible spectrum itself. We only see a VERY small subset of the wavelengths of light. That's almost a whole world of colour which to us isn't colour at all.

RHunce

Ask the same question when I'm plastered later and I'll have a fairly coherent and reasonable answer for you

opinion guy

WHO'S TALKING ???
WHY IS IT ALL DARK IN HERE ????
WHAT WAS THAT NOISE ?????:eek::eek:

Logical Fallacy

zuroph wrote: »

you could not be in a more wrong forum.

But if he posts in a fringe forum the masses won't know the deep thoughts that keep him awake at night.

Also OP,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland

Captain_Generic

opinion guy wrote: »

WHO'S TALKING ???
WHY IS IT ALL DARK IN HERE ????
WHAT WAS THAT NOISE ?????:eek::eek:

Thats the last time you try to dress yourself :pac:

Kevin Duffy

dsmythy wrote: »

What is imagination and does existence.... exist?

I feel that tradition demands I answer this correctly; 42

vampire of kilmainham

i can see parallel univierses

El Weirdo

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

Are we blind to a greater reality than our own. Michio Kaku and many scientist people are now saying that we live in but one parallel universe in an eternal bunch of universes. According to Kaku these universes could be in our very living rooms.

If we cannot see these places, does that make us in theory blind? Could my bedroom be at the bottom of an ocean in another parallel universe? Could there be whales and fish above my head and sharks around me? Could I be in the midst of a revolution in which I cannot be shot as it not my reality? Could I be facing head on, Wittgenstein perhaps where he sits contemplating our world, or his world in another parallel universe?

We define blindness as inability to see visible objects in our world. But are we collectively as a species and a universe blinder to a much greater reality than that which we find ourselves confined to?

Are you blind to reality than we?

Rabies

Contemplating Aristotle, please use relevant forums
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