Cannot be proven Now. At some future may be resolved.

I've listened to two audiobooks by Michio Kaku. He talks some really deep subject matter, but I wish his calculations were more searchable.

I love theoretical physics!! The most outrageous hypothesis I have heard thus far is one by Donald Hoffman. He claims that because everything in nature is examined through human consciousness, that actually consciousness “constructs” the reality we see, such that the world we experience is merely a user interface, and what is truly there we actually do not know.

From this idea he states that if we can find a mathematical equation/model of consciousness, we might be able to understand or solve some of the greatest quandaries of modern physics.

The idea is that the reason we cannot reconcile quantum theory and general relativity, for example, is that we are trying to understand “external” phenomena before understanding the subjective framework from which it emerges (consciousness). So, in order for a mathematical model of consciousness to actually be viable, it must also allow us to derive both quantum theory and general relativity from it.

Hoffman uses the analogy of icons on a computer desktop. The icons themselves are part of a user interface that makes the computer easily accessible and comprehensible to us. The icons do not actually exist in the way they appear to exist. In fact, what actually exists is a series of “ones and zeros” that are interpreted and displayed as icons. Hoffman’s theory states that our consciousness interprets “reality” and that the world we see is the equivalent of the icons on the desktop.

If you are interested, check out this video on the topic:

I'm really hoping that something soon gets us to a falsifiable theory that ties physics together. There are multiple string theory variants, each of which work mathematically, but which are not compatible. Until we find a way to test them, we will continue to have divided physics. These different ways to reconcile physics are very interesting in the meantime, at least.

Hearing about (what to me are) new ideas, is always exciting.
A bit off topic, but...
No matter how advanced we are, from what we were, there are always infinitely more to learn.
Part of humanity's problem exist because people lose the capacity for awe, for playing, open mindedly, with new and innovative ideas!
Sure, reject a flat earth idea, if you like. Just take a sec, look at it nonjudgmentally, if nothing else, it's good practice!

Well that makes me smile. Good report!

Very familiar! Ref: Special and General Relativity.?

I don't have the data to back it up, but I have an overwhelming feeling (so scientific!) that everything from the big bang to the heat death of the universe, and everything in between, is all part of an ongoing evolutionary process. What I mean is, I think all the sciences are merely exploring rarified and specific aspects of the same overall evolutionary process. Macro to subatomic. But, it's just a speculation of mine. For now. Then again, I also think that Time, the fourth dimension, is also a spacial dimension like length, width, and depth. I might be a crackpot. lol

Be careful. If the book is not packed full of complex mathematics, then it is as descriptive of the universe as poetry.

You will go far in life. ?

Showing my age i guess ... Kaluza-Klein theory ... i just knew it as "Unified field theory of Gravitation" - lol such as what Albert Einstein was working towards?? ... the whole concept is quite logical to me - if we consider that all matter is, is just energy vibrating at set frequencies - if we can alter the frequencies then we can alter states completely and matter, mass and gravity would cease to have the effects we see today.

I personally believe this state is what happens to our energy essence (soul if you like) when we die - we transfer back to the universal pool to be drawn on in another place / time. Death could be little more than a portal from our bodies back to the sources of universal energy.

My mind was shaped by Descartes. That means I doubt everything as a systematic way of approaching things. What you have said is all true and yet, I doubt your age.... Not just this posting but some other things you have said. Your gender is not relevant at all, I just find really hard to believe an 18 years old knows Kaluza-Klein. Maybe life has changed that much and there is just too much information available? Perhaps a better question is, you should be college bound.. what do you have in mind, where to go and what major to work on?

I recommend "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brain Green and also "The Cosmic Landscape" by Leonard Susskind. Both of these guys are string theorists as is Kaku. The other competing theory is "Loop Quantum Gravity" which hasn't gotten the popular traction but is no less compelling. Here are some references for you:

Fabric of the Cosmos:

[amazon.com]

The Cosmic Landscape:

[amazon.com]

Three Roads to Quantum Gravity

[amazon.com]

I'm reading this right now. [goodreads.com]