Is the brain necessary for consciousness?

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Explain again .

A condition does not necessarily have be of a physical nature. It can be an abstraction like our concept of 3 dimensions, like length, width, and height.

First , three dimensions is not an abstraction . 3 dimensions is fundamental to any existence of anything . Throught out the Universe .

A condition is fundamentally based on the experience of the physical .
 
First , three dimensions is not an abstraction . 3 dimensions is fundamental to any existence of anything . Throughout the Universe .
Right. They are not physical objects themselves. Same as Time is a measurement of a chronology

A condition is fundamentally based on the experience of the physical .
I submit that it is the other way around.
 
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First , three dimensions is not an abstraction . 3 dimensions is fundamental to any existence of anything . Throughout the Universe .
Right. They are not physical objects themselves. Same as Time is a measurement of a chronology

There not . Your right . But they are what make up the physical Universe . All physical objects have geometry , three dimensionally . They have always existed together , always , all three . They are not the same as time . Time is irrelavent . Time just measures movement by things . Taking away the measure of time does not alter any movement by any object .
 
But they are what make up the physical Universe
Yes, they are the non-physical 3 spatial dimensions plus 1 temporal permission that guide the expressions of the physical Universe. The conditions that are the non-physical (abstract) properties of the universe.
 
Yes, they are the non-physical 3 spatial dimensions plus 1 temporal permission that guide the expressions of the physical Universe. The conditions that are the non-physical (abstract) properties of the universe.

No they are not non-physical 3 dimensions . The physical came first not the dimensions . The 3 dimensions are based on the physical . Not mathematics dimensions .
 
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No they are not non-physical 3 dimensions . The physical came first not the dimensions . The 3 dimensions are based on the physical . Not mathematics dimensions .
No, no, the three dimensions exist independent of any physical presence. These are your words and I agree.
3 dimensions is fundamental to any existence of anything . Throughout the Universe .
 
No, no, the three dimensions exist independent of any physical presence.
While I agree also with your general point, I would argue that dimension (3d volume etc) is directly contingent upon material substance.
Take all of the substance out of this universe and you get zero dimensions.
It is the presence of mater that grants this universe dimension.
Also to further your point about values and abstractions, energy is a classic non-material property, yet profoundly present in this universe is it not?
For example:
E=mc^2 tells us what about the material/abstract nature of reality?
 
I would argue that dimension (3d volume etc) is directly contingent upon material substance.
Take all of the substance out of this universe and you get zero dimensions.
I understand the argument. But IMO, a "length" is not a material object. It is a measurement of a material object.

Allow me another example.
Is "displacement" a material substance or a dimensional measurement? It is directly contingent upon a material object replacing a certain volume of space or substance.
But these measurements are not material objects, in and of themselves. They are abstract mathematics.

Are dimensions physical?


In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. ... The concept of dimension is not restricted to physical objects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension
 

No they are not non-physical 3 dimensions . The physical came first not the dimensions . The 3 dimensions are based on the physical . Not mathematics dimensions .

No, no, the three dimensions exist independent of any physical presence. These are your words and I agree.

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No they don't . The three dimensional physical existence is more than a presence , it is .

Where are these words in the context of a single sentence , what post ?
 
Write4U said:
Yes, they are the non-physical 3 spatial dimensions plus 1 temporal permission that guide the expressions of the physical Universe. The conditions that are the non-physical (abstract) properties of the universe.

Wrong . The three physical properties , are Natural physical properties . No abstract thinking needed . Such as dimensions and the like .
 
I understand the argument. But IMO, a "length" is not a material object. It is a measurement of a material object.

Allow me another example.
Is "displacement" a material substance or a dimensional measurement? It is directly contingent upon a material object replacing a certain volume of space or substance.
But these measurements are not material objects, in and of themselves. They are abstract mathematics.

Are dimensions physical?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension

Nonsense . You will figure it out eventually .
 
W4U said: No, no, the three dimensions exist independent of any physical presence. These are your words and I agree.

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Where are these words in the context of a single sentence , what post ?
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No they don't . The three dimensional physical existence is more than a presence , it is .

p.s. When I use the term "abstract" I mean non-physical, not some mystical thought process.
 
P.S. non-physical is not possible . No matter the energy level .
Dimensions have no energy. They are arbitrary non-physical measurements in spacetime geometry.

Geometry
Geometry (from the Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth", -metron "measurement") is, with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. It is concerned with properties of space that are related with distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures.[1] A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a geometer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometry

p.s. remember that the map is not the real thing.
 
Your right dimensions have no energy unto themselves . But the physical three dimensional object does .
But we are not talking about three dimensional objects. We are talking about "dimensions" of objects and are not objects in and of themselves.
 
For these dimensions to matter at all , means that they must become physical in the end .
Perhaps that was causal to the BB? The universe wanted to matter?

David Bohm wrote about that;

Lifework of David Bohm - River of Truth - Bhavana Learning ...
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— Hence paper would more accurately be called papering--to emphasize that it is always and inevitably a dynamic process undergoing perpetual change. Bohm ...
https://bhavanalearninggroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LifeworkofDavidBohm.pdf
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