I can only echo what's already been said.
You seem to have such a positive confidence that today’s comprehension of nature is not going to change much over the coming millennia.
In otherwords, don't get stuck in a rut because someone's told you something, that something could change one day.
By something, I mean... our present scientific laws, principles and models are not eternal. But, they are the only logical way we have so far, of understanding nature.
Thank you for your kind reply. As a matter of fact, I'm not confident at all that current scientific beliefs will last forever. I've often thought that theories about the universe seem to come and go like fashion trends. As a matter of fact I very recently wrote a little something entitled: What I'd like to believe.
“This theory does make logical sense but logic is not proof. And the logic in question is based on what we currently know and observe through our current technology.
There have been countless examples in the past where erroneous beliefs were widely accepted, sometimes for centuries, until they were blown out of the water by some new discovery or development.
Yes there are plenty of people who vehemently believe in this and won't even consider an alternative. But that does not necessarily make it true.
No theory is carved in stone and all are open to modification in the future.
This situation in particular is based on the science of quantum mechanics which is itself highly theoretical and open to conjecture. Scientific theories are changed, modified and thrown out all the time particularly ones regarding the universe and the nature of reality.
It is entirely possible if not probable that someday, some new discovery or new technology will throw out this theory.
New information is constantly modifying and expanding upon what we know to be true, sometimes radically. And given that we had admittedly know very little about the universe and reality, it may be considered foolish to say that any theory we have now is 100% true.
Even now there are things like the uncertainty principle and the recently discovered “Cheshire cat effect” that greatly affect our understanding of the matter and quantum mechanics. And there is little doubt that there are more variables at work. And then there are the variables brought up by human evolution. We can only make an educated guess at what abilities and senses human beings will have in the future.
Quite simply, no one has been able to offer actual evidence that this theory is true. All they have been able to offer is the logic which may well be flawed. Scientific theories come and go almost like fashion changes, why should this one be any different? Those who believe in this theory don't even tackle the issue of potentially unknown variables.
Since quantum mechanics is still in its infancy it is actually very possible that this theory will one day sound ridiculous.
True I cannot think of a way to disprove it but I shall leave that up to the future generations.”
And I showed this to my therapist and he said it was a very compelling and logical argument against the theory. Believe me when I say there is nothing I want more in the world than to let go of this and move on. But every time I try it's as if I hear a voice in my head shouting “Of course this theory is true you ridiculous little twit! There's simply no way out of it!”
It's hard to fight it when so many people say it's true. About 90% of the people on this thread have said that. I posted this same question on Yahoo Answers and 7 out of 7 people vehemently supported this theory. I don't know if I can fight such consensus.
And then there is the theory itself, it makes perfect logical sense and I can't think of the way around it.
