I won't even begin to argue about TDK, because that conversation could just stretch on forever.
The idea that they were 5th dimensional beings was that for them, time isn't an abstract, it's a physical place they can move through. So their interpretation of time is wholly different from ours. They don't see time moving in one direction, they see it in all directions. So one point in time is just a different space in that landscape. Sure they would probably have precise measurements like coordinates, but I could see if that 4th dimension is nearly infinite, pinpointing an exact moment/second would be difficult. I don't buy that they would be off by a decade or so though.
no subject
Date: 2014-11-16 05:28 pm (UTC)The idea that they were 5th dimensional beings was that for them, time isn't an abstract, it's a physical place they can move through. So their interpretation of time is wholly different from ours. They don't see time moving in one direction, they see it in all directions. So one point in time is just a different space in that landscape. Sure they would probably have precise measurements like coordinates, but I could see if that 4th dimension is nearly infinite, pinpointing an exact moment/second would be difficult. I don't buy that they would be off by a decade or so though.
J.D.B.