Dimensions Unknown [with Bill Bryson]
This is sort of an ironic essay given that Bill Bryson probably wouldn’t jive with what I’m putting out. Though maybe he would, I can’t be sure. Truth be told, I didn’t intend to rely upon him so heavily in the construction of this article but it’s just how things worked out as I meandered through his surprisingly captivating page-turner: A Short History of Nearly Everything.
It’s recommended that my ramblings below be absorbed by an open mind, separated not only from the strict nay-sayings of scientific materialism but also the wooing of devout spiritualists. These words are formed by science but also the reverberations of metaphysical concepts as thought up by philosophers who had much more time to ponder these questions than we seem to have today.
So, to open with a quote:
“Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.” — Immanuel Kant
Think of it this way — what if we we were to consider that one of the prospectively-assumed eleven dimensions (typically considered to be the conservative estimate) is something along the lines of consciousness, awareness, intention or some kind of intangible and imperceptible realm that we simultaneously exist in. Something that Kant may…
