Let me ignore the out of context scans and just say nothing here is proves 1-A
I feel like this exact argument has been copy and pasted a 100 times over already
might need a discussion rule
I get the sentiments. I've had countless debates with DC supporters regarding cosmology stuff off-site, and I've lost count of how many times I've had to address some of these scans in particular. Let's start with this:
Now let's break this text down:
"It is a matter of perception. There is no time here, and no space. So all things are layered on themselves endlessly, and perception twists around its own axis until it is blinded by fullness, crippled by infinite repetition."
It is a matter of perception. There is no time here, and no space: The subject matter of this scan seems to be human/divine perception and possibly how it might be impacted by the void's timeless environment.
So all things are layered on themselves endlessly, and perception twists around its own axis until it is blinded by fullness, crippled by infinite repetition: In a realm without time, there would be no sense of linear progression. Time is fundamental for our sense of perception and understanding of reality. Without it, experiences may be perceived simultaneously or in a non-linear fashion, creating a sense of layering. Under this framework, perception may become disoriented and spiral inward on account of the absence of past/present/future and likewise external reference points. This sense of perception would be overwhelming to the point of sensory overload.
In short, this scan isn't talking about an infinitely layered cosmological hierarchy: it's just flowery text describing how perception would work in a timeless void. As context provides, "infinitely layered" refers to the sense of infinite repetition resulting from being in a realm with no sense of linear temporal progression. The scan debunks itself; the fact that the void is described as timeless rules out the interpretation that the scan was describing infinite layers of space-time.
Your interpretation doesn't follow the actual texts. If we were to put this scan in context with the previous scan, it would at best mean that this void (which seems to encompass all of creation) has multiple realms, which exist
in parallel. You'd have to take a few things out of context to conclude that the scan places some realms as qualitatively superior to others. Elaine is flying over several parallel dimensions, which are described as stories. Some of them are medieval realms, while some are hellish and abstract, hence all the talk about physical vs spiritual worlds. At some point, she says "the realms above are nothing compared to the realms beneath," but not only does this have nothing to do with qualitative superiority since it should be
higher realms that view lower ones as nothing, but the statement is meant to describe how physical/human worlds are different in characteristics. "It's nothing compared to that" is a common phrase in English that denotes how
different two things are, not necessarily that one thing is superior. And as you can see in context, she's indeed describing how distinct mortal worlds are from afterlives.
She makes mention of gaps between worlds, but considering how she says "it's hard to keep track of time here," as I explained above, it's once again referring to her perceptive struggle in analyzing these worlds as she's flying through all of them. To summarize, combining this scan with the last one, this void (which might be the Overvoid, I'm not sure) contains infinite worlds, which are portrayed as "stories," and exist in explicit
parallel, and with no sense of time, it's hard to distinguish between worlds to the point where infinite stories overlap within the mind from the perspectives of those overlooking the void's contents.
This scan is impressive. It states that this void contains an infinite creation, and no matter how far it's expanded, it amounts to volumetric nothingness. This confirms that the void has the requirements for an uncountably infinite gap. However, since there is no infinite hierarchy as I explained, and the worlds in question exist in parallel as opposed to being something like narrative layers, this would only amount to a single higher level of infinity.
