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hunter

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5. Sounds a lot like a theory I've been playing with for at least forty years...

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 10:57 AM

Jun 21

... and the journalist even uses some of the same wording.

Those thoughts are a marked difference from generally accepted physics, which holds that a single dimension of time plus the three dimensions of space constitute reality.

It's possible I've even posted similar here.

I know I've annoyed a lot of people over the years with my cosmology hobby, including people who have a much deeper understanding of math and physics than I do.

Nevertheless, we don't have to actually be good at a recreation -- music, art, athletics, etc. -- to find joy in pursuing it.

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New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect [View all] erronis Jun 21 OP

Time exists so everything doesn't happen at once. Ocelot II Jun 21 #1

So you're telling me that "Everything Everywhere All At Once" is fiction? erronis Jun 21 #3

Even if time has three dimensions, I suspect it's not possible for organic matter Baitball Blogger Jun 21 #2

It's a(n) hypothesis -not a theory -misanthroptimist Jun 21 #4

Sounds a lot like a theory I've been playing with for at least forty years... hunter Jun 21 #5

Without space, there is no time. Without time, there is no space. Doodley Jun 21 #6

"Right on schedule." - Pro Fette BoRaGard Jun 21 #7