The Interdimensional Hypothesis CH 10

Commentary: This posting is in a series of posts summarizing the book, "Lights In The Sky and Little Green Men" by Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Mark Clark. Hugh Ross is a scientist in physics and Clark has a PHd in political science. The other authors specialize in social sciences, philosophies, and international relations.  The full series can be reviewed at UFOs an Alternative Look.

The Interdimensional Hypothesis, IDH

The point of this chapter as posed by Hugh Ross is the debate regarding whether or not science opens a Pandora's Box affirming that the natural and supernatural interface. This situation stirs apprehension in many scientists who avoid any connection between science and religion as well as the paranormal. Ross points out that humanity is relentlessly curious about the paranormal and supernatural.

Ross reviews his previous discussions on the topics of supernatural, natural explanations of UFO’s, cover-ups, conspiracies, and the abundant evidence of residual UFO’s. He offers that science’s methodical approach to questions of the tangible and intangible incorporates principles of logic that have been applied for centuries testing truths. Then Ross seeks to apply the scientific method to IDH which seems to be beyond the reach of objective analysis.

Ross explains that M-Theory, a ten dimensional model, solves the objective analysis problem, the troubling contradiction between gravity and quantum physics, and then corroborates special and general relativity. With respect to the supernatural these findings do more than settle the contradiction. The findings establish limits regarding origins and provide new testing tools for those who root their religious and philosophical beliefs in verifiable truths answering the validity of interdimensional hypothesis.

Comment:  Scientific methods in atom smashing, M-Theory, and others have confirmed that the universe is bounded. There is an upper, 10⁺⁴⁰ meter, and lower limit, 10^-30 meters. There is nothing physical beyond these limits that affect the natural. Thus, science cannot apply beyond these limits. Although there maybe some use of the scientific method applied beyond these limits.  The question begs, what is on the other side of these limits?  That is an exploration of cosmology, philosophy, or theology. 

Versions of IDH

In general, proponents of IDH conclude that RUFOs enter physical dimensions of space-time from other dimensions. Ross discusses numerous 'good ideas' about alternative dimensions in which RUFOs reside. He points out any suggestion that RUFOs come from dimensions between space-time dimensions or from between any other dimension attributed by M-theory misconstrues or misrepresents the science. Comment: I agree as the M-Theory brief was an attempt to illustrate the science and dimensional realms.  Ross further argues that physicists Jacques Valle's realm of a multi-verse is irrelevant from a physics standpoint.

Ross claims that there are forms of IDH completely consistent with scientific understanding. The principles of physics do not rule out a reality beyond the cosmos. In fact, the demonstrated reliability of space-time theorems of general relativity affirm a reality beyond space-time. Rational human speculation must reflect what evidence reveals about the cause and source of the universe. Science characteristics of constancy, consistency, order, freedom from contradiction, causality, and so on provide the litmus test for any deity or divine revelation. The science method can be applied to aid in determining which if any holy book affirms reality.

Comment:  The book The Privileged Planet argues that the Judeo-Christian God structured the universe for human exploration and discovery.  Hence, the scientific methods apply to Judeo-Christianity affirming and revealing the fingerprints of God on the universe. 

The ExtraDimensional Hypothesis

Science attests to a transcendent cause for the origin of the universe. Most books, theories, and doctrines relate the God or Gods to the boundaries of space-time or the other six dimensions. Only one book, the Bible, claims the existence of a God who is a personal creator and who can act outside the universe that includes space-time and six other tiny dimensions. The God of the Bible is said to be the one creator of the universe. Only the Bible makes the claim that the creator brought time into existence. Thus, time has a beginning and an end. The Bible also claims that the creator can act and does act with cause and effect capability outside of time.  For example, Genesis 1:1, Hebrews 11:3, 2Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2, John 1:3, Colossians 1:16-17. In other words, the universe was made transcendantly from a source apart from matter, energy, length, width, height, and time. 

These verses attest to a creator outside the universe and creating from supernatural powers. The Bible asks us to place confidence in these claims which requires faith or trust in God. This faith is not blind nor does the Bible ask us for blind faith. God provides a framework or frame of reference for us the verify claims. Nonetheless, since the creator brought the universe into existence, he can certainly interact with the universe. The Bible does depict miracles that are non-repeatable phenomenon which cannot be verified by scientific rigor directly. For example, John 20:19, Luke 24:37-43. Christ appeared in physical form in rooms without entering through doors or windows. Within space-time this is impossible without access to other dimensions.

No other sacred book communicates so accurately about the natural realm than the Bible. The Bible demonstrates several points:

1. Correctly describes the personal chracterisitics of the creator as manifested in the natural
2. Predicts scientific discovery thousands of years prior to humanity's discovery
3. Invites and encourages testing as no other spiritual communication known to humanity

RUFO Options

Ross remarks that the Bible extensively, accurately, and uniquely describes the spiritual realm on any and all points that can be confirmed by scientific inquiry. Ross claims the spiritual realm is beyond matter, energy, and the associated 10 dimensional universe. Ross argues that no other Holy book or revelation including the UFO cult body of works depicts reality as accurately as the Bible. The Bible stands alone as the best source of trustworthy revelation about the spirit realm.

Ross presents the notion that the Bible declares the existence of God and two other distinct spiritual creatures; humans and angels. Humans and angels are spiritually aware and capable. Humans, at least for now, are Earthbound but angels are not and can manifest themselves in physical form within the framework God provides. A sizable minority of angels rebelled against God lead by Satan aka Lucifer and other designations. Those angels who followed Satan in rebellion are often called evil spirits, fallen angels, and/or demons; Matthew 25:41; Luke 10:18; Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 20:2.

Ross postulates that humans remain physically bound to the dimensions of the cosmos. Therefore, they cannot account for the unexplained or RUFO phenomena. While much of the UFO hysteria is of the human mind, fallen angels, in particular, remain as a possible cause. Ross then points to the character, behavior, and framework that God provides for ministering spirits, righteous angels, or evil spirits, fallen angels, and even God. God never acts out of character. Miracles that razzle-dazzle are not consistent with God's purposes or conduct. Thus, razzle-dazzle miracles are efforts to distract humans from God and consistent with evil purposes leading to the conclusion that RUFOs are efforts by fallen angels.

References:

Ross, H., Samples, K., and Clark, M. (2002). Lights in the sky and little green men: a rational christian look at UFOs and extraterrestrials. Navpress. Colorado.

M-Theory Brief

Comment:  This is a brief in support for a series on UFOs. The science briefs are intended to prepare readers for the series and establish the view from a rational perspective.  By the end of this, I hope that readers have a functional understanding of the theory and concepts.

M-Theory

M-Theory has been  popularized in many movies such as Timeline, The Matrix, and many others. Hollywood took a creative license when investigating the many possibilities of the theory. Nonetheless, M-Theory is relatively new being introduced during 1997 by Physicist Edward Whitten who sought a unifying theory for the everything. The theory stunned the science community because of its well supported and demonstratable applicability. The meaning of M-Theory designation is just a serialized name for the theory to distinguish from other theories like G-Theory or Q-Theory. Scientists do not know what to call it yet.

Whitten in developing M-Theory, took the well establised equations of space-time, the theory of relativity, quantum loop theory of gravity, superstring theory, and others  into a mathematical relationship that demonstrated a ten dimensional universe with a mathematical error as a 11^th dimension. The error is generally thought of as insignificant and indicates the model may not be complete yet.  The underlying support for strings is that everything is in a natural resonance or vibrational state, known as harmonics, which is characterized by an oscillating string linking the quantum realm to the physical realm.

Conventions In Physics

Let us first consider some conventions used in physics. Many people hear about particles and strings but have little grasp as to what these things really are about. They are abstractions that represent a local grouping of collective behavior physicists are observing.

Particles generally appear in the Planckian realm at an order of magnitude of about 10^-30 meters. In lay terms, particles are generally thought of as soupy fields of local goop (not plasma fields as they occur at a higher order of magnitude) that demonstrate a common behavior. Physicists assign the concept of a particle to the field in order to conduct 'combinatory play' or foley with the behaviors. Consider love and hate. They are intangible and not empirically observable but we know they exist and have some general traits. If a love particle and a hate particle are assigned traits such that they resemble something like pool balls, then we can assign the qualities of love and hate to the respective particles. In this way, we can begin to explore their interactions.

Likewise, harmonics and waveforms resemble an oscillating string and can take on many other shapes. Please recall when as a child you took a long rope or string and shook the end such that a wave or bump travelled down the rope, this is the  concept of strings as used in physics. Strings describe the behavior of lightwaves, particle waves, and a variety of wave shapes.  The string is mathematical formulation of the harmonic state of the waveform. Thus, innumerable strings are possible. Edward Whitten used the most probable strings in formulating M-Theory which are a closed loop string as opposed to an open ended string.   

Harmonics and M-Theory Formulation

In M-Theory, strings are infinitely thin and run through the substance of space-time forming the 'fabric' of space time. The natural resonance of all things is a natural harmonic that requires a time basing association of the waveforms or strings representing the resonance. Looking at M-theory, the first four dimensions are space-time and the remaining six dimensions are natural but cannot be explored by humans directly. Let's look at some of these equations briefly to understand what is going on.

The equations for space-time are expressed as functions of time and annotated as X(t) for example. A is acceleration, V is velocity, and X₀ is the intitial displacement in space. The equations of space-time are:

X(t) = 1/2 At² + Vt + X₀
Y(t) = 1/2 At² + Vt + Y₀
Z(t) = 1/2 At² + Vt + Z₀

The dimensions are X, Y, Z and t or Time. In a simliar fashion the Theory of Relativity is developed into a function of time.  E = MC² is the Theory of Relativity that must be transformed into a function of time as the common point of reference. The equation for velocity is distance over time or distance as a function of time, D(t). Thus, the speed of light;   C = V(t)  where V(t) can be in any one of the first derivatives of the three spatial directions X(t), Y(t), or Z(t) or a combination of directions known as a vector as well as their formulas on the other side of the equal sign.  The equation becomes:

E(t) = M [ V(t) ]²

On a side note, many scientists hold the speed of light constant in order to make their theories work properly. However, there is evidence that the speed of light may vary. Theories indicate that the universe has been / is expanding. This has the effect of dilating time and subsequently affecting the speed of light. For example, relax a rubber band and put two marks one inch apart, name the span between the marks 1 second, then place the rubber band under tension. The marks spread apart making the distance between them greater but the definition between the marks remains one second. The dilation is related to the delta in the distance between the marks before and after tension. The universe is also said to be under tension of expansion forces counter by equal and opposite particle forces that want to draw the universe back to a singularity. 

The fifth dimension becomes energy, E(t), which includes three of the four natural forces and is now tied to space and time. Gravity is a sixth dimension as string's tension describes quantum gravity. While seemingly complicated this is the approach Whitten took. All these equations were based on time and used to formulate unified equation of reality. Common to linear algebra methods, a matrix of simultaneous equations was formed to solve the equations for various conditions and instances.  Hence, the movie The Matrix draws its dichotomy of reality (the red pill) or the matrix versus illusion (the blue pill) or the results produced by the matrix from this analogy.

Looking Deeper



Figure 1

Whitten went farther than we did here as he used 11 dimensional strings that tied the quantum to the physical in Superstring Theory. Please refer to Figure 1: Wave form Basics, in the following discussion. Note that vibrating strings can occur in 2 or more dimensions.  Velocity of a vibrating string is frequency. Acceleration is the rate of change in velocity. Additionally, vibrating strings' amplitude is associated to the energy in the system. Tension or stiffness in the string is associated with gravity. Time is associated with the period and wavelength of a string. For example, a second of time is one wavelength of Argon gas.  The remaining dimensions are related to the harmonics of vibrating strings and may be attributed to other natural dimensions as well. Time basing the equations is necessary in harmonics. The mathematical error consists of the eleventh dimension which is technically insignificant.  Whitten Discusses.

The significance of M-Theory is that it illustrated to scientists that the parts or pieces of the universe were well understood and science had been too close to the puzzle preventing them from seeing the picture being assembled. Many scientist equated the discovery to stepping back and looking at the whole elephant from a distance rather than up close and only seeing the individual components.

Subset Theories

When the ten dimensions of M-theory are conformally mapped into three dimensions to see what they look like the process reveals an infinite number of spheres called Worlds and large infinitely thin sheets known as membranes or Branes for short.  This model has become known as the Brane-World model of the universe. Scientist then hypothesize that the worlds (spheres) collide with each other or are slapped by the membranes flapping like a flag in the wind. These collsions between Worlds results in new universes that are merged together or bounce around like pool balls on a billard table. Meanwhile, a World slapped by a membrane, The Many Slap Theory, results in a reordering of the World or Universe. Such a slap from a membrane would be considered a Big Bang from within the universe.

There are many implications for M-Theory and it has some profound impacts on the human perception of reality and the human place in the cosmos.

I hope you enjoyed the read and gained some valuable insight into the theory. My goal was to communicate as best possible a complex concept. Please fell free to email me and let me know your thoughts. james.bogden@gmail.com. Thanks!