Is the Universe Beyond Our Perception?

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The discussion centers on whether the universe consists solely of the dimensions and physical laws currently known to humanity or if there are additional dimensions and forces beyond perception. One viewpoint suggests that if something cannot be perceived, it has no impact on our universe, making it irrelevant to physics. Another participant expresses skepticism about ever knowing such unperceived elements, emphasizing that lack of perception implies a lack of knowledge about their existence. The conversation highlights the limits of human understanding and the implications of unobservable phenomena. Ultimately, the nature of the universe may extend beyond human comprehension.
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I don't know about you, but I know that everything has limits. So I have a question; Is the universe just three dimensions plus time and contain just the forces, energies, and laws of physics that we know about; or is there more dimensions and physics laws, energies and forces that are in this universe and cannot be perceived by our senses or visualized?
 
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Mt. Nixion said:
I don't know about you, but I know that everything has limits. So I have a question; Is the universe just three dimensions plus time and contain just the forces, energies, and laws of physics that we know about; or is there more dimensions and physics laws, energies and forces that are in this universe and cannot be perceived by our senses or visualized?

If we can answer your question, we would have already known everything in the universe now, don't we?

Furthermore, if there is something that we can't perceive, then what difference does it make since obviously, by definition, it has no effect at all on our universe. We can't tell if it exists or not. A discussion about something we can't perceive in any way whatsoever is not within the realm of physics.

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Whoa that's deep, and I'm far from being an expert, but my guess would be that we will never know, if we cannot percieve them, then I doubt we would know they exsist, just my thoughts anyway...
 

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