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The only God to count on to do what all gods do... Absolutely nothing.
originally posted by: Direne
a reply to: abeverage
Mr. Mack collected stories of abductions and experiencers. He found them to be coherent and telling one same story. The most baffling part is that about a light filling the room, and the experiencers being transported, slowly, going through walls and solid objects.
Mr. Everett claimed that the formalism of quantum mechanics, taken completely literally, describes a reality where every macroscopic superposition of quantum states is really a splitting of the universe into parallel copies.
He did not explain how to jump from one copy to the next. Abductees know nothing about Mr. Everett's interpretation of QM. Mr. Everett knew nothing about experiencers and abductees. Yet, it seems someone knows about quantum states and the splitting of the universe into parallel copies... and how to jump from one copy of the universe to the next. During such a jump, you can go through a wall of concrete. You cannot remember what you experienced while being in a copy of the universe. Memories belong to the universe where you are at a particular moment.
Current physics makes many-worlds quantum theory compulsory. This means it makes the possibility of going through solid objects compulsory.
If Mr. Mack would had written down the dates at which most reported abductions occur, he would had concluded that they peak from November to December. This pattern needs be explained.
Most wars on planet Earth break out from July to August. This pattern needs be explained.
We are running an experiment and we have set August, 5th to be the date on which a high level event should happen in the Middle East, with 99.9999% certainty. We do believe in Mr. Everett's interpretation of QM, so we know we will be correct in at least one of the copies of the universe. We wish to know if this is the copy of the universe in which that event will happen. If it happens, then we will know how to go through a wall of concrete whenever we wish. And we will be the ones abducting. To their surprise.
originally posted by: Direne
a reply to: abeverage
Yes, you are right. I am sorry. Please accept my sincere apologies. I'll need to go back to your latest posts to recall what were your questions. Now, I promise I'll answer them if I can give you an answer. About whether we ever met or not, yes, we did. People seeking answers to fundamental questions always meet each other. Seekers walk the same path.
originally posted by: Direne
To understand a belief system you need to understand the social processes within which that system is embedded.
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Language is more than just a set of grammatical rules: it embeds culture. What would have we learned about, say, Sumerians, if we were to just scan the cuneiform tablets and get a translation? Would we be able to grasp the deep meaning of those words? Would we be able to learn about their cultural values and religious beliefs? What about the English language? Haven't the native speakers lost more than what they've gained in terms of identity?
originally posted by: Direne
lostgirl,
yes, the issue about going through walls is this: we need to prove or disprove the weirdest part of a story in order to judge the story as plausible, probable, possible, unlikely, or impossible. My view is that we need to stick to both physics, and metaphysics. The question on whether you are alone, as a planetary civilization, or on the contrary, whether there are other worlds out there equates to asking whether there is anything that violates the laws of physics, as we know them, that completely rules out that scenario. So far the answer is clear: no, there is nothing ruling out that scenario.
The question whether there could be intelligent species on those planets is also clear and adheres to the laws of physics, as we currently understand them: no, there is nothing preventing the existence of those species.
The question on whether those species could cover the distance between your world and theirs is also positive: they can cover that distance without violating any law of physics.
The question on whether there could be a civilization that for whatever reason is devoted to abduct specimens of another world is also positive, though this time the answer comes from History, and not from Physics.
However, the question on whether is it possible to abduct a biological entity by projecting a beam that allows that entity to be transported aboard a ship crossing through a wall needs be investigated. We need to first understand what laws of physics would be involved in such a deed before ruling out that scenario. I think this is the debate.
Obviously, accepting that physics does not rule out the existence of extraterrestrials, it is obvious that their existence is time-independent, that is, they can exist now, tomorrow, or yesterday. Time is irrelevant.
Now, whether those guys are grays, ancient, or NSA employees is not relevant. The relevant thing is whether you can use a beam to bring an apple to my desk, assuming the apple is 200 meters away from me, and that between the apple and me there is a thick wall of concrete. That is the question at hand. Do you agree?
originally posted by: galadofwarthethird
a reply to: Direne
"What makes you think that disproving wall beams has anything to do with potential for extra terrestrial life out there?"
originally posted by: galadofwarthethird
a reply to: Direne
"they dont need to abduct humans through a wall, they need to infiltrate there inner psyche, once yo do that you can pretty much make them see what you want to see"
originally posted by: galadofwarthethird
a reply to: Direne
"a perception modifier beam may work much more better if you really wanted to study a foreign species."
originally posted by: galadofwarthethird
a reply to: Direne
"So if a species which is more familier with the inner workings of the mind/body system comes along. How hard do you think it would be for them to do what they wanted in this place called earth?"