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We can only comprehend matter that affects only the five senses that we use to perceive "the universe". What if there's a kind of matter that cannot be perceiv
by toxicFork 8y ago
We can only comprehend matter that affects only the five senses that we use to perceive "the universe".
What if there's a kind of matter that cannot be perceived by the five senses that we use, and does not interact in any way with the matter that can be sensed?
Could we consider each of these kinds of matter to belong to another universe?
- SonOfLilit 8y agoAffects directly or indirectly. But indeed, anything that does not affect anything that affects anything [..] that could be perceived, can not be considered in any meaningful way to belong to our universe. Isn't that the meaning of "universe"? The set of all things closed under all possible physical interactions?
- harshulpandav 8y agoAgreed. Definition of matter should be relative. A radio wave doesn't see a wall like how we do. Also, Time seems to be one the biggest discovery of Humans even when we don't see it, feel it, smell it, hear it, taste it. Possibly there are other such things like time yet to be discovered in this universe.
- arbitrage 8y agoThere are more than five senses. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141118-how-many-senses-do-you-have http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141118-how-many-senses-do-...
- zamalek 8y agoKeep in mind that only some multiverse hypotheses are extradimensional. Many would prohibit viewing other universes because they don't occupy the same "space" as us. For example, one hypothesis suggests that black holes are the creators of universes (where a star collapsing in our universe occurs simultaneously with a big bang within the singularity). We'd never be able to reach that universe and so could not perceive it, regardless of exotic senses.