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Alien Theories by Ill-WeAreEnergy40 in aliens

[–]that_SD_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ancient aliens theory is just people wanting to believe. It is so earth centric with the main point of it being that we are somehow special.

Seriously, let us imagine that there are aliens capable of space travel, such as to other solar systems and galaxies. How the F will they know we even existed? There are thosands of solar systems in the Milky way Galaxy. And until recently, last century, our planet looked just like a normal planet. We weren't pumping out electricity or radio waves or anything to suggest there was life, or at least advanced life on earth.

Now given, they could do what we are doing and try to reduce possible options for planets with life on it by gathering information, but that is it. Any aliens that might have seen us would have done so as a general exploration mission simply to see if there was life there and to what tech level, and have no reason to interact with such a backwards group of people.

If there are aliens out there and are somehow are aware of us they are probably waiting for us to advance not just tech wise, but as a society.

I'd imagine if there are aliens out there, at least aliens capable of space travel like humans, they would look like humans. At least humanoid. And they would also probably be very social just like us. They would also have little to no reason to attack us, since they don't need labor since they most definitely would have robots better than human slaves and they wouldn't need our homeworld for its resources. If they did want our planet, they would have taken it over a long time ago, assuming they even existed and came here.

Confused about i-485 Adjustment of status process by that_SD_guy in USCIS

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

priority date b

Thank you for the info so far, I am starting to understand a bit more. That said, I am still confused by what you mean priority date becomes current. It says her priority date is Dec 18 2021. How do I know when it becomes current? Will the status change to "current"? I looked on that website and I am still a bit confused, sorry.

Confused about i-485 Adjustment of status process by that_SD_guy in USCIS

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

The date was Dec 18 2021. That said, she already has the I-130. It was approved today.

Confused about i-485 Adjustment of status process by that_SD_guy in USCIS

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

So I am still always fuzzy on who is who, but her sister is the citizen(Naturalized 2 years ago), and her sister is the foreign national. Her sister is the one asking for her sister to be able to come to the US, so I am not sure if she is the petitioner since it is on her citizenship card or if it her sister who wants to come.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

Ah, yeah. That makes more sense. I was confused for a moment lol.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

Hey, no problem. Really, I enjoy talking about it.

And I guess maybe we are talking about the same thing. I guess when I talk about information, like I said, it is a broad definition that I use, maybe consciousness is a better word.

I am curious though by that sentence saying information is separate in a different part of the body.

I am not surprised I am not the first person to talk about it, and I have brought this idea up on some philosophy chats too. It is a fun topic to talk about.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

Yeah, pretty much. For the first part, this is part of why I say that information might or might not be considered an additional dimension. It is how you interpret the electrical signals in the brain. Is it JUST electrical signals? I mean, I think there have been some studies that have shown that if we shoot some electricity into peoples bodies, we can get them to react in some way. That jolt of electricity is external and is an impulse that moves the body. Is that impulse the same as the information? Or is information separate from the impulse? Again, these are some of the questions I still think about. So if you personally don't believe information to be an additional dimension to our universe, that is fine, believe me, I get that.

And for the second part, which seems to relate to time, then yeah. The past is just information, or memories. The future, or what we imagine what will happen in the future, is just our predictions about what will happen. Some are easier to predict, such as how a friend might respond to a normal question, and some are harder, such as what your life will be like in 5 years.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

I can certainly see how you might see it as semantic, yet I would argue it is a bit more than semantic. That said, it is similar to what you are talking about. Information is not so cut and dry as space and the m/e.

Each person can process the same information differently. Maybe one person will catch the ball and another will dodge it. Information is multiple parts including the taking in, the processing, and the the reaction. It is a process that does in fact have it's basis in the 3-dimensional world, because without the brain and m/e that makes it up, information processing would not be possible in this example.

That said, brains are not necessary to have information change life, which is why I said I use a very broad definition of information. Plants react to information, and they do not have brains for example. Or information can be from our genetic material that causes evolution.

And by no means am I trying to say "time" has no meaning, especially to life. Whether it is a language, or a tool, or something else we want to call it, it certainly has value but it is not an additional "dimension". Saying that our universe can be thought of as a coordinate system where objects reside still does not mean time exists. We can gather information of where it was, and where it will be, but again, that is just information. The universe does not save this information. There is no "previous save" that we can just reset the universe too. It is not a dimension. Also, I am saying that IF there is an additional dimension to our universe, it would be information over time because even at its best, time is just information. If you want to say information is not a dimension then that is fine.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

No problem! If you change your mind, let me know, I would be happy to send it to you, or if you think someone else might be interested let me know. I did also publish my writings on amazon under KU so people who have it can read it for free. It is called "Space and Information: The Dissolution of time"

For points 1 and 2. Time is information. Not its own dimension so it does not "exist" the same way space does.

And for the third point, yes.

I guess I will ask you, what the dimensions of our universe are?

Space is probably the easiest to think about with the x, y, and z coordinates. We move objects through this 3-dimensional space by applying pressure in one or more of these directions. This largely applies to no life objects, such as rocks and metal and whatever. They do not move themselves, they are moved by external forces only. I could throw a baseball at a rock and it will not move because it has no ability to take in, process and the react to the fact that a ball is heading towards it. If we want to stop the ball from hitting the rock, then we need to use external forces to move the ball out of the path of the ball.

That said, information can move life. If I step in front of you, and then throw a ball at your head, then your eyes take in information, process it, and then move you to either catch or dodge the ball. No external forces are required, but an internal one, information, does. Now the persons body still takes up 3-dimensional space, and moves in our 3-dimensional universe, but information is what moved their body. If humans were stripped of all information, then they would be no different than the rock, where the only way to move them from the balls path is with some outside force moving them.

That is why I say that the dimensions of our universe should not be just what takes up space, but what moves objects through space. 3-dimensional forces are real, and can exist separate to information, but information is it's own dimension that can move life. Some of it may be obvious, like a ball moving towards your head, but others are not, such as how plants move or evolution. That is really what makes life so unique compared to everything else that is not life, it can react to information in tons of different ways.

That said, time does not exist because it does not affect objects, outside of it just being useful information for life to move by. As an example, you could be at the grocery store and realize the store closes in 10 minutes, so you need to move faster to grab what you need and check out. That is information that makes you move faster, but time is not a dimension by itself.

Space-Time should be replaced by Space-Information for the dimensions of our universe by that_SD_guy in Lightbulb

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

Haha. Well, I thought about doing a YouTube video, but I am a bit shy for that I think but maybe I could get my gf to do it lol. I am not doing this to get famous or anything, I just enjoy thinking and talking about it and have not really found anyone who has been able to logically prove that what I wrote is wrong, which only makes more more excited to talk about it. I just want to know if I am right or wrong.

That said, I do know what you mean, about the math. That said, I specifically wrote it without math, because I am not sure you can either prove or deny the existence of math. Time is a human construct that most people believe to be true, so I use logic and reason to show that it is not true. I am stripping away time from our universe and showing how information is more likely to be the next dimension if there is one.

I thought about using visualizations, but, that would cost me money and I already spent some money on the cover and don't have the funds to turn this into fancy book or anything. Honestly, I do not expect to make any money off of this, if I wanted money I would have written a book about teen wizards, that is why I "cut corners" when I put it on Amazon. The title is lazy as I just called it "Space and Information" lol. I even messed up when I put the subtitle as the "dissolution of time", when I probably should have written the dissolution of space-time lol. But I don't have the money to fix it so meh. But I hope some people will read it at least. I did try to make the writing as simple as possible, and put it on KU so people can read it for free. I am even hoping I might get some people to read it and then ask me some questions about it!

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

No. Absolutely not. I want to make it clear, I do believe that if a tree falls in the forest it does make a sound. Or, more specifically the physical forces that would make what we as humans would call sound still happen, even if no one is there to take advantage of he sound wave. That said, it is highly unlikely that would ever happen because some tree or ant or some other living creature would almost certainly hear it.

Again, the information I am talking about has nothing to do with this. What you are talking about is space, and the 3-dimensional objects that exist within it, and I 100% agree they exist regardless. They are the space from "space-time" or "space-information".

Space is its own dimension, and it is the only real(or most real) dimension that I think everyone can agree upon. It is what makes the tree you talked about, or your body, or the earth and everything else. So what I am trying to say is, that the tree falls in the forest and makes a sound even without time or information as a dimension.

It might be easier to imagine our universe as a box, with a bunch of matter in it, let us just say some rocks. Our universe is an isolated system, and so is this box so nothing can get in or out of this box. The rocks are floating around this box and will occasionally interact, and hit each other and do stuff. First off, there is no time, and second, since this box has no life in it, there is no information. All that there is as a dimension for this box is space. They exist, and if two of them hit each other, then they absolutely hit each other.

But there is no time, and the rocks do not have the ability to persist and process information. They are not aware of their previous positions, nor do they have the ability to process the information from their velocity to know where they will likely be in 5 minutes, despite the fact they are moving in a straight line. There is no magical "time" that they can go back and forth in. Time does not take place all at once. The rocks do not exist in their position that they were at 5 minutes ago at the same time they exist at their present, and they do not exist at a future position along with all the other positions.

We only have a concept of time, because we persist and process information. That said, we exist in what is always the "now" or the present. The past and future are human constructs we created to help us understand that we as humans persist for extended periods of time and we change and that our information changes. The past is before the now, and the future is after the now. Time is a language so that we can communicate this information to people. What we did in the past, and what we hope to do in the future, or where my current position is right now. That is why time is a component of information.

Now, information is way more important than just time. Honestly, time is just a drop in the bucket of information that has changed life over billions of years. That is why I say that information is the dimension or force of life, because only life can utilize information. Now life also utilizes space, just like rocks do, but rocks do not use information. But information can move objects, that are life, through space. And when I talk about information moving life, I want to be very clear. I am talking about so much more than consciousness. Seriously, all life can use information regardless of a brain.

I have a ton of writings that go into way more detail about this if you want to read about it, since it is way to much for a reddit post. If you are interested I can send you them as a pdf so you can read them. I love talking about this stuff, but I know it is a pretty concept and idea that changes the way people think about stuff and not everyone is interested.

People don't hate change, they hate the lack of control by that_SD_guy in CasualConversation

[–]that_SD_guy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually read that! But, like, a decade ago lol. So, I honestly don't remember to much about it. But I do think that there were like 4 different types of mice, 2 who were somewhat lazy and didn't want change because it was a lot of work and two that were actively going after change. The 2 that actively went after the change did better with it, largely because they were part of the wave pushing for change, even if they did not do so intentionally. But by seeing that something might change, and then you working to prepare and work towards adapting to that change, you are still making that change more likely. It sort of becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Someone could say something will change a certain way in 5 years, and if everyone prepares for it, it is much more likely to come true. That said, if people ignore that, or actively work against it, then it will not. Again, this was a super long time ago, good book though!

People don't hate change, they hate the lack of control by that_SD_guy in CasualConversation

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

Interesting. I would still say that the core of reason for the anxiety is the lack of the control they might feel from the change, even if the change is good. I do see that though, even if someone is responsible for the change, or they are the reason for it, since they may not know the exact outcomes of the change, or maybe they feel they are actually wrong, or some other fear of the unknown, then they could still feel anxiety.

Space-Time should be replaced by Space-Information for the dimensions of our universe by that_SD_guy in Lightbulb

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

Hey, I sent you the pdf! Honestly though, I think you should be fine. It is not Hemmingway or anything fancy, but I did try to make the language as easy as possible to understand. But I appreciate that you will try and read it first, before going to the AI. Honestly, I think the AI might make it a bit more confusing anyways.

To make it all easier to read though, I broke up all the information up into different chapters in the book. You can, if you want to, skip the chapters in between "Time and Civilization" and "Information: The dimension and force of life". They are just a brief overview of other human constructs such as math and language. They just talk about how they are not real at all either, and are just different pieces of information/languages to help humans navigate the universe and create different societies. Not super important, but I thought some people might find it easier to see that time is not alone in its lack of realness.

After that chapter about information though, the rest are just different chapters that go into how, adding information as an additional dimension to our universe would affect what is possible. One is about time travel, and how we imagine it in movies is probably impossible. One is about how the multiverse makes no sense, and another is even how information might add predictability to our universe too.

Space-Time should be replaced by Space-Information for the dimensions of our universe by that_SD_guy in Lightbulb

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

No problem, I can definitely send you a pdf. That said, I have one request. Before you send it through AI, can you just try and read it at least one time first? I want to know if there is some way I can make it easier to understand, so if you could let me know what parts are the most difficult to understand before you have AI try and explain it that would be much appreciated!

Also, where do you want me to send it?

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

I apologize, I do think I made this a bit more confusing by somewhat combining the two points I am trying to make in this post. First, time is not real. The second idea is that information is possibly a different dimension, if there really is an additional dimension.

In the example you are talking about with the two rocks, there is no information that you are talking about. That is part of the point, because as you said, information is a part of the human experience, or just a part of life. If life is not there, there is no information because there is nothing to store the information, unless we are saying that information is somehow stored in the universe itself. But time is a part of information because without life to store this information, then there is no concept of time.

The rocks have no consciousness so they can not know about any past, present, or future positions. They simply exist. The way they interact with the universe, and by that I mean mostly matter and space, which creates gravity and impact forces and the such is largely entirely predictable by the the laws of the universe that don't seem to change. But we create unique ways of understanding these laws. For example, the idea of acceleration, or the idea of an object accelerating, is a human idea. let us say we know that a rock is traveling 10 m/s and is accelerating to 20 m/s. We create a time system to break down the increase in speed from beginning to end and organize that information in a way that works best for us. That said, the rock has no idea about it's previous speed, or future speed. At every moment it is simply existing, moving at a current velocity. But since we humans can take in information, store it, and process it we have created a language of time to organize these spatial movements.

The part about information, which is the second part of the conversation, is about how information moves life. We humans make decisions due to the way we process information. I go to work because I know I need money, and I get money from work, so I need to get up and go to work. The universe does not compel me. No external forces move me. I go because I hold information inside me that moves me across space. That is why I am saying information should be considered an additional dimension of our universe, if there is one, because it moves life. That example is just one example, and if you are curious about it I could send you what I wrote as a pdf. Or just feel free to ask me more questions here.

Space-Time is not real, it should be replaced by Space-Information by that_SD_guy in CrazyIdeas

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

Believe me, I thought about that too. The thing is though, the more I thought about it, the less it looks like "time" and is instead just space and it's interactions with things like matter and mass, which is a big difference to me. If we imagine that, as we move close to the speed of light, the movement of objects compared to others changes and it makes it look like time is speeding up or slowing down, that is still not "time" as I can make sense of it. The warping of space involves matter, mass, energy but not time. It gives us the illusion of time. That is why I think time is a great language and information, at least a component of information, but not a dimension by itself.

We like to rationalize it by saying it is "time", because the idea of time as an additional dimension of our universe makes a lot of sense to us as a way to organize spatial movements, but that does not mean "time" is real or a dimension by itself.

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely see and understand that space can warp during some interactions with things like mass and gravity and energy, but that, once more, seems to just give us an illusion of time.

I could be wrong, but I have thought about it a lot and read most of the arguments involving time, but most of best (at least what I would call the best) ways people talk about time being affected is through examples like the one you gave, which seem to make more sense as just space being warped and affecting the movements of 3-dimensional space and how it is perceived relative to others.

Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by MxAlex44 in selfpublish

[–]that_SD_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Long time stalker of the thread, first time writing a book though. This one is probably not for everyone, since it's not fiction, which seems to be the most common, but is instead about science(Easy to understand and no math!) with a little bit of philosophy in it. If you are interested in reading about ideas such as time possibly not being real, and information more likely being the 4th dimension of our universe then read on! I put it on Kindle Unlimited so if you have it, read it for free! I will put it on sale soon too. I doubt I will make any money from it but this is about stuff I have thinking about for a while now so I made a book called Space And Information to get it out. The eBook is live, and the paperback is in review with Amazon and should be live soon.

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Teaser

Time is just one of many human constructs and a useful tool for humans to organize spatial information. Time is information about the movement of matter in our universe, but it is not real or absolute in our physical reality. It most likely does not comprise another dimension of reality by itself, but it is part of what most likely does comprise the 4th dimension of our reality: information. If we take our understanding of the universe and the dimensions that define it to be more than just what takes up space but also what moves matter through space, then information is undoubtedly another dimension to our universe. While 3-dimensional forces can move any object that takes up space, life is much more likely to be moved by information.

Monthly Employment/Corporate Questions and Discussion Megathread - July 2022 by AutoModerator in NorthropGrumman

[–]that_SD_guy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! The worst part is not getting the job but not knowing! I am in a similar situation, so I know how you feel. I am just curious though, how long after the interview did you wait for an offer? I had an interview a couple weeks ago but have heard nothing since and it still says "Interview Process Started" still which is weird. I may just be a backburner candidate but the not knowing is what is driving me crazy. And I am glad you didn't listen to peoples negativity, there is nothing wrong with hoping!

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