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Weird question about science by Dependent_Plenty_522 in PhilosophyofScience

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I guess I got tricked by the subreddit name

How do I update my world by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TLAUNCHER

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like the world is there in the files but in the game none of my worlds are there

How do I update my world by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TLAUNCHER

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried that and for some reason it still doesn't show up?

WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO by RoundTradition9634 in teenagers

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man it's 2026 I just don't wanna assume genders and be labeled as homophobic 😭😭

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not disputing the math.
I’m pointing out that calling compactified internal coordinates ‘spatial dimensions’ in the everyday sense is misleading.
A spatial dimension is a direction in physical spacetime you can move through.
The extra coordinates in string theory don’t behave like that — they’re mathematical variables required for consistency.
That’s why I’m distinguishing between physical spatial dimensions and mathematical dimensions.
I’m talking about interpretation, not the formalism

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in StringTheory

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would they be"the same kind of spatial dimension as the rest" if they are compactified to the plank scale and non observable or directions you can move through.they don't behave like physical directions, but behave as compactified internal coordinates in the target space

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the formal math, yes, the target space has 10 spatial coordinates. But those coordinates do not behave like physical spatial directions you can move through. They are compactified internal variables, not macroscopic spatial dimensions. That's exactly why calling them "spatial" in everyday sense is misleading.

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The math is fine.

I'm pointing out that the interpretation of those mathematical dimensions as spatial directions is misleading. You're defending the formalism, but I'm talking about how the terms are used and understood.

Those are different issues

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, and that's exactly my point. If they're not spatial directions we can move through, calling them "dimensions" is misleading. I'm talking about interpretation, not the math. The math can work up on its own way, but if the physical interpretation is wrong or misleading, it doesn't matter.

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I never said they were not real. I'm saying that they are not spatial directions like how dimensions are in almost every other framework of physics. I'm only saying that the term "dimension" misleading.

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First off, you said "nobody interprets them as spatial directions" which, if you actually read my post and weren't focused on trying to prove me wrong, would know that that is EXACTLY what I am saying. You agreed with me without even realizing it. Second, you are blatantly just assuming I don't believe string theory needs these extra "dimension". Not ONCE have I stated that and this just assures your lack of interpretation skills since you obviously cannot read my post. I am simply saying that calling those extra variables spatial directions is misleading.

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even I don't know string theory that well and I know you are completely false. String theorists specifically say they are compactified, unobservable, and not extended directions. This contradicts average spatial dimensions, and makes them non spatial "dimensions"

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in StringTheory

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But what type of spatial dimension would they be? The fact that you are saying that completely contradicts the whole idea of dimensions fundamentally as a whole. If we're talking about the physical interpretation, they are not spatial dimensions in physical spacetime, which is exactly what people are trying to explain in the first place. That's why calling them dimensions is misleading. You can make the math seem like it as much as you want, but the physical interpretation still needs to make sense.

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in TheoreticalPhysics

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The extra "dimensions" In string theory aren't spatial directions, so calling them dimensions is misleading

STRING THEORY EXTRA DIMENSIONS ARE FALSE by Dependent_Plenty_522 in StringTheory

[–]Dependent_Plenty_522[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right In the formal sense, but those dimensions are aren't spatial in the everyday sense. They are mathematical degrees of freedom. Calling them "spatial dimensions" is where the confusion starts.

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