As humans, we have a collective belief in a single shared reality. We trust the evidence of our senses — the Sun moves across the sky, a kitchen table seems firm and solid.<\/p>\n
But since we are all human, we all share the same perceptual limitations. If I can’t perceive something, for example a four dimensional object, then for the most part you can’t perceive it either, since we were all born with pretty much the same perceptual equipment.<\/p>\n
Which means that there is very likely a large universe out there — or perhaps right here with us — that is outside of our shared understanding of what the universe is. Which leads me to two questions:<\/p>\n
(1) How can we all collectively perceive things, perhaps with the use of the right technology, that are outside of the range of our natural human perception?<\/p>\n
(2) If we manage to do that, will be be able to use that enhanced perception to build a more true and accurate model of the Universe around us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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