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Unluckily, I don't see what this changes. Considering that a logical space is a modal dimension. Obviously, it doesn't take much to know from there that space is spatial, so I don't see the relevant distinction between applying this to "spatial dimensions" and not all "spaces" of which spaces are spatial.

Furthermore, I'd like to note that the definition with which you used to derive that entailment. Just says "dimensionless", which doesn't entail any definitional constraints to just geometric dimensions. The only way this even works as an argument once more is if you selectively choose where that constraint applies
Weird equivocation. Didn't you make the distinction between meta-space and space earlier, or that 1-A metaspaces are space as well? Pretty sure there is a meaningful distinction between them. Do you mind giving me a quote where the metaspaces require a spatial axis for 1-A? Pretty absurd to move to that.

These are your arguments. But if you so wish to let go of that definition of "undimensioned" as dimensionless (not geometrically, but simpliciter).
The word works contextually, such as I highlighted in the Dunwich Horror. Undimensioned comes from the inability to inherent dimensionality from space due to a lack of space by transcendence of space.

Which you clearly tried to use to derive that conclusion. Then, once again, there's no explanatory power for why this would be 1-A/High 1-A. So this is pretty much up to you.
The next things around undimensioned are related of course. Of course it would be disingenuous if I assumed the transcendence of dimensions alone to be determined from the definition only, that is why in my cosmology blog, and in the debunk blog, how it all comes to play. The cosmology blog describes why it is 1-A neatly, and doesn't entirely rely on being beyond dimensions.

Seems like a confusion on your end then, because logical spaces are modal dimensions, which is why I said this silly false dichotomy of an attempt at a reductio when taken seriously would imply being Tier 0. Because that's the only tier where the category of all types of dimensions dissolves. It doesn't look like you disagree with me, judging from your response, because your response hinges on the confused assumptions of 'dimensions' being only predicable to planes with geometric properties.
Same as before

Nobody is asking you for more buzzword statements. What is being asked is for a proper reconciliation of several, at least 10 statements contradicting everything here, being outright 1-A and beyond.
Those contradictions arise only because you want a geometrical interpretation. The blogs show how to reconcile these contradictions though, if there are any in that case. Restating your position x1.

Repeating yourself will do you no good, really, nor is that productive.
Not my choice i'm afraid.

What you mean is "you think they are metaphorical" because you want to uplift the cosmology to heights where it shows itself to be shaky, yes? Because it seems damning to me again that these dimensions are associated with geometric shapes like cubes and squares
I never denied that Lovecraft used dimensionality to explain Archetypal Infinity(I mean thats clear lol), but interpreting it as an actual dimensional ladder creates internal contradictions with other stories, the letter and within TTGOTSK itself, which is precisely why it should be treated as an analogy rather than a literal dimensional hierarchy.

Damn, I guess that must also be metaphorical... One must wonder much like sisyphus and people have the gall to say "YoU aRE sTrAwMaNnInG rIGhT, BoOhOo sToP iT iT HuRts mY sOuL mAyN"
You are a bit mad huh? Either way, yes, it is metaphorical, because we know what happens. Forms and positions are only given by the mind of Carter, and Carter in this part is an Ancient one.

Damn, I didn't know 1-A's also had three states of matter constituting their ontologies
Did you bother to read the blog at all? (Or the quote, or the story for that matter). This proves to me that you didn't even bother checking the cosmology blog, because if you did, you would know that the scan here doesn't describe the monster. Funnily enough, in the whole story, the monster is theorized to be a multi-dimensional entity and allat in that quote you took. However, at the end it's revealed that it's neither matter or ether or anything conceivable by the mortal mind.

True, just as you'd have a problem in thinking they aren't geometrical, because of the apparent contradictions you lot refuse to reconcile, and only push to the side by accepting the best buzzwords that can get you a higher tiering. Almost like this wasn't the reason why, again, the ultimate abyss was downgraded to possibly 1-A.

Notice how none of this doesn't contradict them having geometric properties? Good one, boy. Moving on.
Like I said previously, I never denied that Lovecraft used dimensionality to explain archetypal infinity. I said that if you were to take a literal dimensional reading, the whole thing collapses into contradiction. (which I proved in the blog).

So much explanation. I highlighted (iirc Okstrike as well?) why it does so in the blog and previous replies.

Wheeze, you're gonna have to try something new. I already had to correct the misunderstanding of 'wholeness' and 'partial manifestation' as ontological statements.

  • Because to say something is a partial manifestation is a relation against, not a constitutive property of ontology. I'm asking you what is constitutive of those dimensions. Now I would be willing to accept an alternative description of them that has nothing to do with the constitution, but the way in which relations subsist within these dimensions. And it must be such that it implies them being 1-A/High 1-A, because, new flash, none of this is unique to those tiers. So you lose explanatory power there, too.

  • Regarding the wholeness of gates, that also runs into a problem because a whole by itself is just a relation related to what is part of the whole. And what the whole is, constitutively has not been answered but pushed aside again evasively. Nothing new, this was already happening in the downgrade thread.

  • The last point being "they are analogical" is an example of the inability to express your own interpretations rigorously, because they lack rigour and hinge on leaps in logic. To say something analogical is not an answer to what "something is" but what "something is not" in a literal sense, only giving us a parallel or property relation between "what is" and "what is metaphorical" of that which is.
So again. I'll ask. What are these dimensions? Tell us. We're waiting. What's the metaphor behind the cubes? The shapes? Why choose geometric shapes to represent constitutive relations instead of just using reflective analogies without commitments to physical geometric shapes? Why? Tell us. Be our Messiah, I'm quiteee curious, you see.
Load of words to just restate what was said previously. I'm too lazy to write my rebuttal again.

Maybe you might be concerned with got ya moments, but I don't care for optics again! Tis is a power scaling site; nobody cares about "got ya" or whatever that is supposed to mean. Yo "got ya! time to pack it up buh bye pookiebear sowwy to ruin it all mannnnn I hate myself for being a meanie poopoohead it's lowkirkenuinely joever"
Yeah man!

This does not address anything. Space is spatial. And dimensions are dimensional. Logical Spaces are spaces and Logical Spaces are dimensional, for they are modal dimensions. If this is a semantics game, Tommy, as you call it, then you must know you lit up the fire, unfortunately, in choosing to ignore the context of the statement:
Same as before, [insert clip of Jordan Peterson getting ragebaited by Piers Morgan]

Which states that it is outside of the dimensions "we know", so obviously not maximally outside of dimensions, right after saying undimensioned. And the best argument in the blog was "erm, category error, because it says undimensioned and undimensioned is not dimensional, then ignore the other part of the statement because [Insert buzzword] is cool for upscales. And I'm holding you to the standards of your definition, and telling you with that same line of reasoning, because every Tier aside from Tier 0 is spatial to different degrees. Then why not just argue for this being Tier 0, if we just never cared about the context? #NotMyMessiah
"Dimensions we knew" doesn't change what "undimensioned" means sadly. I mean fun on your part to ignore the Dunwich Horror and the Hounds of Tindalos(and the Unnamable now that I think of it.)

Lol. Don't you think these contradictions exist precisely because you're forcing a grand reading onto a foundation of a verse that has it quite shaky under those tiers? Do you or do you not see how utterly unproductive this becomes, Messiah? You see how unproductive this response was? We can posture/argue for fifty pages, repeating ourselves, both calling it ‘true’ because who wouldn't and why not? I’m not interested in that kind of stalemate, nor am I fond of wasting away my precious time. What I've been trying to do is to prevent this by asking for a reconciliation of these contradictions that doesn't just hinge on wanting to accept the highest possible interpretation and nothing more...?
That is kind of hypocritical, don't you think. I agree though, it is going circular. I've already laid out how your contradictions are your own.

In the previous blog, I proposed a holistic and non-contradictory account of all of this, and gave an example with a parallel of David Bohm's implicate order. A multi-dimensional principle that just so also happens to be the source of fragmentation, as an unbroken wholeness. An unbroken wholeness that has it that fragmentation itself is illusory.

Which, funny enough, is just an infinite-dimensional reality. The contradiction doesn't exist because of assuming those are real dimensions; it fundamentally exists because you don't compensate for your lack of understanding of topology by clinging to the best Pokemon card ahh collection of buzzwords you can find once again. I mean, how do you expect this interpretation to be taken seriously when neither of you can even begin to provide a rigorous terminological distinction between Lovecraft dimensions and topological spaces?
Oh man I seriously hope I didn't previously provide a debunk for this.

The Ultimate Gate is not outside these dimensions if we are strictly speaking about the description in this statement. The only thing is saying is supposing the existence of all dimensions was, then the Ultimate Gate amidst it all is a 'space' (totally not dimensional and spatially!) where all of those dimensions converge into oneness.

Its not a matter of whether or not you add dimensions by assuming the ultimate gate is dimensional. Its that all dimensions within the verse, all point towards the same grounding reality. Oops, I meant the same grounding space! Must've been metaphorical too hehhh...
This is basically dodging the refutation I brought. But it is, the earth that is in ALL dimensions IS CUT by an higher one, so you are not answering to the issue I brought up, you are evading it. This is what the letter claims btw. "Well it is not of whatever or not adding dimensions" well it is, because this earth is cut by another.


Daily reminder inside again, there's still multiplicity. Irrespective of who is an illusion and who is not, inside the Ultimate Abyss, there's multiplicity. This is not Tier 0.
Already responded to in the blog, and in an earlier reply.

I mean it is clear we aren't going to finish this, we can wait for Ultima to come online, unless you want to continue drawing a circle.
 
Just to clarify, appealing to an authority isnt always fallacious as long as we arent equivocating. i mean we literally rely on appealing to authorities to some extent in any discussion. and you would agree with me in saying not every discussion is fallacious.
Yup, you're right with that, good catch
What is this? Because all it looks to me is an utter nothingburger and lazy attempt to get around and justify the fact you got outed for undeniably having not even bothered to read any of the three blogs before making a replay, ts is actual disingenuity at it's finest, lol😃

Lets just have rerun what happened, for the neutral people reading this:

Now, what exactly about this is "going at it worse than talk no jutsu"? because as far i can tell, you attempted an appeal to authority, which is fallacious in it's self but's that beyond the point since all that ended up doing was expose that you haven't even been bothered to read the blog since Ultima's quotes where in reference to The Outside, not The Abyss, which was explicitly separated in the inverse blog, you than make a complete red herring of a reply to try and change the topic by claiming we are dodging the issues for Tier 0 with ineffability, which only went to further prove that you haven't read the blogs since we never do this, we address the supposed issues with completely separate argument, and that takes us to the present, as you can see, Shin had been VERY dishonest in every one of his replies

Note: This Shin dude blatantly lying to push they're agenda seems to be a consistent theme with them, seeing as they also did the same in the previous thread by telling Antvasima they where some neutral 3rd party just clarifying me, which me and shin both know was an obvious lie to try and sway Ant into agreeing, since Shin obviously wasn't neutral in that thread
Yk? If you just conceded and admitted that you where mistaken and should've read the arguments before making a reply to the thread we wouldn't be in this situation, but you apparently lack any form of sincerity and just had drag it on even though it's just blatant atp
 
Can everyone be chill without any negative behavior and wait for ultima to come?
 
Weird equivocation. Didn't you make the distinction between meta-space and space earlier, or that 1-A metaspaces are space as well? Pretty sure there is a meaningful distinction between them. Do you mind giving me a quote where the metaspaces require a spatial axis for 1-A? Pretty absurd to move to that.
You said your argument was that they were beyond spatial dimensions, and I said there's no distinction between those dimensions. Because, well, once again, dimensions are dimensional, spaces are spatial. And hence, to be a logical space is to be a type of spatial dimension, except for a modal dimension. This response changed nothing. This is just stalling. If you don't have any response, then don't respond.
The next things around undimensioned are related of course. Of course it would be disingenuous if I assumed the transcendence of dimensions alone to be determined from the definition only, that is why in my cosmology blog, and in the debunk blog, how it all comes to play. The cosmology blog describes why it is 1-A neatly, and doesn't entirely rely on being beyond dimensions.
I don't care unfortunately, I'm talking about that false dichotomy and you keep pivoting to something else. Doesn't take alot to admit when you're wrong, instead of switching to 5 different topics rather than responding to the obvious false dichotomy here.
Those contradictions arise only because you want a geometrical interpretation. The blogs show how to reconcile these contradictions though, if there are any in that case. Restating your position x1.
You're welcome to show me where the interpretation of this just being infinite-dimensional is 'contradictory', besides your desire to cling to buzzwords and argue absolutely nothing beyond them. Now we are only 2 pages in, and the discussion has turned absolutely circular. I would've expected people who claim to have resolved the supposed contradictions to have arguments beyond "nooo, I won't resolve these contradictions because they exist if you don't accept my buzzwords implying higher scaling without context, and ignore the anti-statements".

Not surprised though.
Not my choice i'm afraid.
I agree, it's not your choice, because it is your burden of proof.
I never denied that Lovecraft used dimensionality to explain Archetypal Infinity(I mean thats clear lol), but interpreting it as an actual dimensional ladder creates internal contradictions with other stories, the letter and within TTGOTSK itself, which is precisely why it should be treated as an analogy rather than a literal dimensional hierarchy.
dimensions described by geometric properties were being used to describe Lovecraft dimensions. But I refuse to accept they are geometric, because buzzwords. Themes and such.
You are a bit mad huh? Either way, yes, it is metaphorical, because we know what happens. Forms and positions are only given by the mind of Carter, and Carter in this part is an Ancient one.
True, true. So how, as I understand it, not only are these dimensions and shape metaphors. Even when you can't explain the literal descriptions of these dimensions, to which geometric metaphors are derived in accordance with those literal descriptions, proportional to the metaphorical expression of those dimensions. Now, Carter seeing shapes was just because he incidentally took lsd, but the super cool higher-tiering buzzwords are somehow a good representation of what Carter saw.

How many more mental gymnastics are we gonna get going forward, I wonder, but this is interesting and a little funny discussion, so humour me.
Did you bother to read the blog at all? (Or the quote, or the story for that matter).
These are your arguments in your blog, and your citation for the monster being non-geometric, in fact, under the argument that claims the monster, that scan is the only direct reference to 'geometry', and it doesn't say you too lots said.
This proves to me that you didn't even bother checking the cosmology blog, because if you did, you would know that the scan here doesn't describe the monster.
Do you hate your blog or something? Never thought I'd see the day.

This is what you said:
We have yet again another example. In the story the unnamable. The monster in this story is something that can’t be known with the five senses or solid definition, being something not geometrical or classifiable.
You said the scans below prove that the monster cannot be classified nor be said to be geometric. Then you cited this scan for that:

and although he vaguely knew that the mind sometimes holds visions and sensations of far less geometrical, classifiable, and workable nature...

Which, yes, correct, nothing describes the monster. So you lied about your own argument, got caught and shifted the blame to the person reading the blog.

And pretending he didn't read the blog, the statement not only doesn't describe the monster. It also never says anything about not being classifiable, nor anything about non-geometric things. What it does say is less geometrical, classifiable and workable.

If I missed another scan that describes a non-geometric monster there, then send it here. Because clearly what you cited under your arguments as the scan for that says otherwise.
Like I said previously, I never denied that Lovecraft used dimensionality to explain archetypal infinity. I said that if you were to take a literal dimensional reading, the whole thing collapses into contradiction. (which I proved in the blog).
Circular reasoning, if your argument only works if everyone else on the site assumes it works first. Then you have no argument, next.
So much explanation. I highlighted (iirc Okstrike as well?) why it does so in the blog and previous replies.
You explained it no more than you've explained how these contradictions are reconciled without assuming that buzzwords hold more weight than context.

Saying read the blog for 4 decades is, quite frankly, not productive as well.
Load of words to just restate what was said previously. I'm too lazy to write my rebuttal again.
Non-response, looks like you and he don't even know what those supposed spatial 1-A/High 1-A dimensions are besides "they are metaphors... Metaphors that I don't know the literal meaning to!". You can't logically parse a distinction between two things, yet refuse to show what the contra-distinction is between the two distinct things.
This is basically dodging the refutation I brought. But it is, the earth that is in ALL dimensions IS CUT by an higher one, so you are not answering to the issue I brought up, you are evading it. This is what the letter claims btw. "Well it is not of whatever or not adding dimensions" well it is, because this earth is cut by another.
Not what the statement says, btw.
Already responded to in the blog, and in an earlier reply.
Circular reasoning again.

The infallible arguments I'm supposed to take seriously in the blog:
One of the big points against Tier 0 for the archetypes came from recent revisions, which was that a tier 0 being should not experience multiplicity, even phenomenologically. This statement comes from a misunderstanding of what happened in the text. The multiplicity that Carter experiences is not of the ultimate abyss/archetype but of the Ultimate Gate and it could not be more clear as we have this statement
Which is funny because you use this statement to justify that:
As the waves paused again, Carter began to comprehend, vaguely and terrifiedly, the ultimate background of that riddle of lost individuality which had at first so horrified him. His intuition pieced together the fragments of revelation, and brought him closer and closer to a grasp of the secret. He understood that much of the frightful revelation would have come upon him—splitting up his ego amongst myriads of earthly counterparts—inside the First Gate, had not the magic of 'Umr at-Tawil kept it from him in order that he might use the silver key with precision for the Ultimate Gate's opening.
Yet this statement comes after the statement about him being in the Ultimate Abyss:
While the silence still lasted, Randolph Carter radiated forth the thoughts and questions which assailed him. He knew that in this ultimate abyss he was equidistant from every facet of his archetype—human or non-human, terrestrial or extra-terrestrial, galactic or trans-galactic; and his curiosity regarding the other phases of his being—especially those phases which were farthest from an earthly 1928 in time and space, or which had most persistently haunted his dreams throughout life—was at fever heat. He felt that his archetypal Entity could at will send him bodily to any of these phases of bygone and distant life by changing his consciousness-plane, and despite the marvels he had undergone he burned for the further marvel of walking in the flesh through those grotesque and incredible scenes which visions of the night had fragmentarily brought him.
It also doesn't explain why the narration, which is speaking from a third-person perspective about the experience Carter is having. Would be falsifiable; instead of doing that, you pivoted to another separate scan, as you've repeatedly pivoted each time you were cornered in arguments throughout the verse.

I am reading the blog that you made and disagreeing with. I wonder if the game plan for you three was just "we're gonna write a long blog, hoping that every time a person contends anything we say, "read the blog" like a broken machine.

Hahahah!
Yk? If you just conceded and admitted that you where mistaken and should've read the arguments before making a reply to the thread we wouldn't be in this situation, but you apparently lack any form of sincerity and just had drag it on even though it's just blatant atp
Respond or don't respond, nobody cares about these gaslighting tactics, and nobody cares about your standards of sincerity, and nobody cares about these optics.

You either respond or you don't. That's it.

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so far I agree with OP, but I still dont see tier 0, am fine with 1A and possibly H1A. (also shin nom nom killed me lmao)
 
Also, can you put me on disagree already? I don't know why the disagree section just mentions Nova and nobody else. I wonder if Kebabbaro will put forth his thoughts on this, maybe if there's a third person to join in support and cash out their arguments against the rebuttals; the tides might change. Otherwise, these arguments are just tragic at best. 'Read the blog!', 'You're going circular, not me!', '[Insert new buzzword without reconciling any contradiction]' or just lie about what scans say and deviate from the actual intended meaning of what is being expressed in the text, to further obfuscate what is being expressed.
 
Respond or don't respond, nobody cares about these gaslighting tactics, and nobody cares about your standards of sincerity, and nobody cares about these optics.

You either respond or you don't. That's it.
I won't because it is tiring and I am lazy, considering I am rinse and repeating the same arguments from my own blog which answer most of your inquiries. I already proposed waiting for Ultima, which tbf, Supernova did too. The blogs stand though, if anyone has any questions surrounding the blogs/summary/scaling, you may , Goodbyeeee

I have energy for one thing, but mostly to proof once again what the blogs hold. Again, not bothering to respond to anything else, just a little demonstration :P
Essentially the non-geometrical thing arises from Manton, a rationalist, who assumes everything must be scientifically explainable, yet he finds something which is, beyond all normal notions, unlimited by the laws of matter, being neither shape or an absence of shapes.... (I also js noticed this blue background from the blog makes it blue in the post, which makes it white when you unblur it, too bad ig.)


“To credit these whisperings of rural grandmothers, I now insisted, argued a faith in the existence of spectral substances on the earth apart from and subsequent to their material counterparts. It argued a capability of believing in phenomena beyond all normal notions; for if a dead man can transmit his visible or tangible image half across the world, or down the stretch of the centuries, how can it be absurd to suppose that deserted houses are full of queer sentient things, or that old graveyards teem with the terrible, unbodied intelligence of generations? And since spirit, in order to cause all the manifestations attributed to it, cannot be limited by any of the laws of matter; why is it extravagant to imagine psychically living dead things in shapes—or absences of shapes—which must for human spectators be utterly and appallingly “unnamable”? “Common sense” in reflecting on these subjects, I assured my friend with some warmth, is merely a stupid absence of imagination and mental flexibility.”
—The Unnamable

“Manton remained thoughtful as I said this, but gradually reverted to his analytical mood. He granted for the sake of argument that some unnatural monster had really existed, but reminded me that even the most morbid perversion of Nature need not be unnamable or scientifically indescribable. I admired his clearness and persistence, and added some further revelations I had collected among the old people. “
—The Unnamable
“No—it wasn’t that way at all. It was everywhere—a gelatin—a slime—yet it had shapes, a thousand shapes of horror beyond all memory. There were eyes—and a blemish. It was the pit—the maelstrom—the ultimate abomination. Carter, it was the unnamable!”
—The Unnamable


En essence, I am done here.
 
Essentially the non-geometrical thing arises from Manton, a rationalist, who assumes everything must be scientifically explainable, yet he finds something which is, beyond all normal notions, unlimited by the laws of matter, being neither shape or an absence of shapes.... (I also js noticed this blue background from the blog makes it blue in the post, which makes it white when you unblur it, too bad ig.)
  1. Higher-order dimensions are not explicable through science, especially Low 1-A ones. Function spaces ƒ of all real-valued functions 𝑅 → 𝑅 have a cardinality too vast to be expressed through regular topological metrics. They are just mathematical spaces, not scientific spaces. This is only impressive again if you don't understand how geometry or topology works.

  2. Higher-order function spaces like the Hilbert Space don't have a metric isomorphic to that of physical spaces. And they are too vast to be equipped with our regular intuitions of the physical. This is only impressive if you don't understand how geometry and topology work.

  3. Both spaces above, also aren't composed of matter, because they exist to just model and express quantum information (2), and the other exists to model any mathematical information you'd like through functions (1).

You still cited a scan that speaks of geometry, but doesn't speak of the monster being beyond geometry, to stretch the context of the scans so as to make them look more impressive. So you see, the statement that it is beyond geometry is expressively more impressive than inferring that from the fact that a scientist can't use science to explain that monster and that it is beyond physical laws.
being neither shape or an absence of shapes...
Are you even trying at this point? How are you gonna say the Monster has no shape, then send this as evidence:
“No—it wasn’t that way at all. It was everywhere—a gelatin—a slime—yet it had shapes, a thousand shapes of horror beyond all memory. There were eyes—and a blemish. It was the pit—the maelstrom—the ultimate abomination. Carter, it was the unnamable!”
Which describes it as having a thousand shapes, chopped bro chopped. Chop chop crunch munch.

why is it extravagant to imagine psychically living dead things in shapes—or absences of shapes—which must for human spectators be utterly and appallingly “unnamable”?

The scan you're inferring lacks shape doesn't even say that, it says proposes that as a counterfactual answer to the question. In saying "things in shapes or absences of shape", which is different from describing the monster that is explicitly in possession of shape as being neither shapeless nor shaped. Obfuscation of the context of doom, a complete summary of this entire proposal.

If you genuinely think Ultima is gonna be convinced by this, then I'm really, really sorry to say. But you're delusional, hope this is a lesson to at least pick up a few books though. You don't have to be as expert as much as I am not, but it's a good exercise for your mind. Maybe it might help you guys come up with more creative responses.

Give me liberty, give me obfuscation, give me gaslighting and fire, give me metaphors and lies, or I retire.
En essence, I am done here.
Letztendlich, you weren't our tentacles Messiah this time. Really feels bad man. Toodles to you!
 
Respond or don't respond, nobody cares about these gaslighting tactics, and nobody cares about your standards of sincerity, and nobody cares about these optics.
I'm not even going to respond to since this is obvious rage bait, like, just read the blog before making a reply, it ain't some herculean task to sit down and read our arguments

All i'm gonna say for those reading this, keep in mind i gave substantial evidence of every accusation i made toward shin, so i'm not sure how i'm "gaslighting"
You're welcome to show me where the interpretation of this just being infinite-dimensional is 'contradictory', besides your desire to cling to buzzwords and argue absolutely nothing beyond them. Now we are only 2 pages in, and the discussion has turned absolutely circular. I would've expected people who claim to have resolved the supposed contradictions to have arguments beyond "nooo, I won't resolve these contradictions because they exist if you don't accept my buzzwords implying higher scaling without context, and ignore the anti-statements".
It's in the "Misconceptions and Debunks" blog, too bad you never once though "Hey! i should read the blog before replying to this thread," otherwise you would have already known the arguments

Here's one for example:

We already know that the Gods of Men/Earth = The Great Ones, whom in turn reside within the Dreamlands atop the peaks of Kaddath (See literally the entire plot of "The Other Gods," and "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kaddath")

So with that we can deduct that that the Dreamlands would be 3d if this statement where true since it refers to "the World of the Gods of Men" as 3d along with that of Men, heres the problem with this; no matter how you look at it, the dreamlands being 3d is incompatible because that would inherently make the world of men 2d since the dreamlands would AT LEAST be higher dimensional relative to the world of men, but we know for a fact that the world of men isn't 2d unless you mean to tell me that normal space is 2d, thus making this entire statement extremely self-contradicting if we went under interpterion that the dimensions are literal, to the contrary, if we said dimensionality is merely used as an analogy for Carter to understand and/or the Gates have a similar, "pseudo" structure of dimensionality, than only than can this statement be reconciled, especially given that literally nothing else implies the gates to be bound to dimensionality outside of this single statement, which is contradicted again and again by both itself, and other stories

(And mind you this is only one of many self-contradicting parts about this statements brought up in the blog)

(The rest of this reply is Tom's, told me off site again to upload for it him since he's busy irl)
  1. Higher-order dimensions are not explicable through science, especially Low 1-A ones. Function spaces ƒ of all real-valued functions 𝑅 → 𝑅 have a cardinality too vast to be expressed through regular topological metrics. They are just mathematical spaces, not scientific spaces. This is only impressive again if you don't understand how geometry or topology works.

  2. Higher-order function spaces like the Hilbert Space don't have a metric isomorphic to that of physical spaces. And they are too vast to be equipped with our regular intuitions of the physical. This is only impressive if you don't understand how geometry and topology work.

  3. Both spaces above, also aren't composed of matter, because they exist to just model and express quantum information (2), and the other exists to model any mathematical information you'd like through functions (1).
You still cited a scan that speaks of geometry, but doesn't speak of the monster being beyond geometry, to stretch the context of the scans so as to make them look more impressive. So you see, the statement that it is beyond geometry is expressively more impressive than inferring that from the fact that a scientist can't use science to explain that monster and that it is beyond physical laws.
It's weird that you are still trying to find mathematical excuses for the unnamable. It's sorta like Manton in the story, the dude was trying to explain something unscientific scientifically as the story makes it pretty clear that Manton analyzes things rationally with everything having cause and effect, fixed dimensions, etc. But even he knows that there are things that are non-geometric or classifiable in nature (the scan I forgot to put previously) which Is further elaborated later (see the previous scans) with the fact it was stated that for something to be TRULY "unnamable" it must be beyond scientific approach (which mind you include mathematics, so I don't see where you got that "scientific spaces") there's also statements about it being beyond all notions, non-material are just an extra for the unnamable which support the scaling of the unnamable beyond dimensionality, something which you ignored
With this friend, Joel Manton, I had often languidly disputed. He was principal of the East High School, born and bred in Boston and sharing New England’s self-satisfied deafness to the delicate overtones of life. It was his view that only our normal, objective experiences possess any aesthetic significance, and that it is the province of the artist not so much to rouse strong emotion by action, ecstasy, and astonishment, as to maintain a placid interest and appreciation by accurate, detailed transcripts of every-day affairs. Especially did he object to my preoccupation with the mystical and the unexplained; for although believing in the supernatural much more fully than I, he would not admit that it is sufficiently commonplace for literary treatment. That a mind can find its greatest pleasure in escapes from the daily treadmill, and in original and dramatic recombinations of images usually thrown by habit and fatigue into the hackneyed patterns of actual existence, was something virtually incredible to his clear, practical, and logical intellect. With him all things and feelings had fixed dimensions, properties, causes, and effects; and although he vaguely knew that the mind sometimes holds visions and sensations of far less geometrical, classifiable, and workable nature, he believed himself justified in drawing an arbitrary line and ruling out of court all that cannot be experienced and understood by the average citizen. Besides, he was almost sure that nothing can be really “unnamable”. It didn’t sound sensible to him.
Are you even trying at this point? How are you gonna say the Monster has no shape, then send this as evidence: Which describes it as having a thousand shapes, chopped bro chopped. Chop chop crunch munch. The scan you're inferring lacks shape doesn't even say that, it says proposes that as a counterfactual answer to the question. In saying "things in shapes or absences of shape", which is different from describing the monster that is explicitly in possession of shape as being neither shapeless nor shaped. Obfuscation of the context of doom, a complete summary of this entire proposal. If you genuinely think Ultima is gonna be convinced by this, then I'm really, really sorry to say. But you're delusional, hope this is a lesson to at least pick up a few books though. You don't have to be as expert as much as I am not, but it's a good exercise for your mind. Maybe it might help you guys come up with more creative responses.
< "Ya bro it's still described to have a shape"
< Quotes something saying it was a slime (something that is shapeless)

I think it's obvious to anyone reading over these arguments what Shin's intention is. He is here to prove his interpretation of the system, well not "prove", more so to be, or seem, to be the "winner"

Okstrike noticed this before, Shin positioned himself as a neutral speaker in the previous thread, but he is not, he is here to win at any cost, no matter how far he must reach. What I also noticed is that he is the main person arguing, not Supernova, yk, the person responsible for debunking the verse previously? Why is Shin arguing when Supernova agreed to stop? Even so, I said I'll stop before.

Not meant to be insulting though, it's clear Shin is intelligent. But it seems more his intention lies with winning than actually reaching a conclusive end. Anyways goodbyeee
 
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Apparently you had to make two last comments though.
Worst part is how blatant it is that they haven't even read the blog, but ig this MF for some reason just can't comprehend NOT being the last person to reply in a debate no matter how disingenuous they're gonna have to act for that to happen🎋
See, the main distention between me and shin is that i'm actually trying to have an open minded debate and I will concede on X, Y, and Z if i'm proven wrong in them, this MF on the other hand simply CAN NOT comprehend that, which is made apparent by the fact they are still denying to this very moment that they haven't read the blog, even though i've given undeniable evidence of that
 
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I'm not even going to respond to since this is obvious rage bait, like, just read the blog before making a reply, it ain't some herculean task to sit down and read our arguments
Give me liberty, give me fire, can't say read the blog? I'll retire.


"Man, I wanna go watch a tearjerker movie tonight, you up for it?"

"Read the blog, it's far more emotional than anything else you'll come across in theatres"


"Fam, do you have any dating tips for this specific girl I'm interested in?"

"No, I never pulled any, so I can't provide you any, but if you read the blog, it's all in there"


"You see, I started working part-time at McDonald's to make some money, need the medicines for my ill little siste-"

"Put the fries in the bag and get to reading the blog instead, bro"


All i'm gonna say for those reading this, keep in mind i gave substantial evidence of every accusation i made toward shin, so i'm not sure how i'm "gaslighting"
Are you talking to me or someone else? Is there a crowd you're trying to appease or something? Well, whatever, just respond.
It's in the "Misconceptions and Debunks" blog, too bad you never once though "Hey! i should read the blog before replying to this thread," otherwise you would have already known the arguments
Give me liberty, give me fire, can't say read the blog? I'll retire!


"Dude, I think my appendix just burst, ASAP! I need a hospital-"

"Have you tried reading the blog? Go through the 'Misconceptions and Debunks' section; it will surely help. Going through it hits different and solves all your doubts, might just fix that"


"Darn it, I'm about to become a father soon. I've no experience in any of that, any parenting advice?"

"Yeah! Read the blog to your baby as a bedtime story or whenever you can. They'll thank you when they're older for having the misconceptions in their life cleared out at the earliest age possible."


"Yo, broski. Wsg abt a good workout session @ the gym to get shredded, eh?"

"Forget the gym, just read the blog; only gains you'll ever need!"


It's getting predictable at this point. Also, weren't both of you sure that I didn't read the blog, and I'm pulling things out of my nuts? Or did my responses finally prompt doubts in your own arguments?
So with that we can deduct that that the Dreamlands would be 3d if this statement where true since it refers to "the World of the Gods of Men" as 3d along with that of Men, heres the problem with this; no matter how you look at it, the dreamlands being 3d is incompatible because that would inherently make the world of men 2d since the dreamlands would AT LEAST be higher dimensional relative to the world of men, but we know for a fact that the world of men isn't 2d unless you mean to tell me that normal space is 2d
Aight, boy, let's look at this statement that you're using real quick:

The world of men and of the gods of men is merely an infinitesimal phase of an infinitesimal thing—the three-dimensional phase of that small wholeness reached by the First Gate, where Umr at-Tawil dictates dreams to the Ancient Ones.

And the argument established in the blog:

The mere existence of a Gate prior to the first gate(that being the gate to the Dreamlands/ the Inner Gate, see previous section) debunks the notion of these Gates being dimensional. The idea that gates themselves are dimensions would imply that the inner gate should be 2D, as the First Gate is 3D, but that, and everything below it being inherently at or below 2D is impossible and inconsistent. Even without considering the Inner gate, the world of men and of the gods of men, would be cut by the First Gate hence again 2D.The second interpretation fails even harder if this is possible. It will follow the same problem as the other way. If the world of men and the gods is 3D, than the phases of the Inner gate are also spatial dimensions, so it is 3D as well. Who actually has spatial dimensions? It doesn’t stop here, but the interpretation of “world of men and of the gods of men is 3D” is inherently contradictory. The world of men in the mythos is the Waking World, and of their gods is the Dreamlands (Dreamlands of earth to be exact and ONLY there, they have absolute no power elsewhere).
Let's say we grant this and assume the dimensions are also physical. Then the contradiction here would be that the dreamlands are "three-dimensional" as these are the worlds of the Gods. And the world of man would be 2-dimensional, in accordance with your argument. So?
The world of men and of the gods of men is merely an infinitesimal phase of an infinitesimal thing—the three-dimensional phase of that small wholeness reached by the First Gate, where Umr at-Tawil dictates dreams to the Ancient Ones.
Because going by this statement anyway, both the world of man and the world of gods would be predicable of being "two-dimensional". Since, as per your arguments, yet simultaneously arguing this. You also argue that the dreamlands are also at least higher-dimensional relative to the world of man, so your conclusion internally collapses the foundations with which it is built. Because now you're disagreeing with the fact that both worlds are 2-dimensional, because you're you accept that one is higher than the other. Yet disagree with the literal interpretation of the scan, on the basis that both worlds would be three-dimensional because both would be two-dimensional if the first gate were three-dimensional.

So you're accepting your own statement selectively, and applying that same statement in interpretatively distinct ways.
It doesn’t stop here, but the interpretation of “world of men and of the gods of men is 3D” is inherently contradictory. The world of men in the mythos is the Waking World, and of their gods is the Dreamlands (Dreamlands of earth to be exact and ONLY there, they have absolute no power elsewhere).
You disagree with the VERY statement you're using in your conclusion, but using the same statement you yourself disagree with to contradict a distinctive reading of the text. Because even if we had a metaphorical reading of these dimensions, you'd still have the world of man and the world of gods as per your interpretation of the statement under the same layer of the r>f hierarchy you're trying to establish.

So what? So what about this statement that you yourself are unsure of, when you have to interpret?

The mere existence of a Gate prior to the first gate(that being the gate to the Dreamlands/ the Inner Gate, see previous section) debunks the notion of these Gates being dimensional. The idea that gates themselves are dimensions would imply that the inner gate should be 2D, as the First Gate is 3D, but that, and everything below it being inherently at or below 2D is impossible and inconsistent. Even without considering the Inner gate, the world of men and of the gods of men, would be cut by the First Gate hence again 2D.
You said this twice. You do this twice infact, you say both planes would be 2-dimensional to derive that contradiction, but even with the metaphorical reading, they'd be under the same plane of existence. Yet you simultaneously reject the conclusion you derive from this statement, to say the dreamlands would be higher than the world of man.

I ask again, so? There's either a misreading of the text or confusion in your own interpretation. I go with the former, because we're told a few paragraphs before that, this:

He was told how childish and limited is the notion of a tri-dimensional world, and what an infinity of directions there are besides the known directions of up-down, forward-backward, right-left. He was shown the smallness and tinsel emptiness of the little Earth gods, with their petty, human interests and connections—their hatreds, rages, loves and vanities; their craving for praise and sacrifice, and their demands for faiths contrary to reason and nature.While most of the impressions translated themselves to Carter as words, there were others to which other senses gave interpretation. Perhaps with eyes and perhaps with imagination he perceived that he was in a region of dimensions beyond those conceivable to the eye and brain of man.
The dimensions that are beyond the conceivability of man's perception and brain are those beyond the three-dimensional world. Not the "two-dimensional world", so I ask again, you send and argue from that statement. So? Considering we're told this, why can't the part about the gate just be conjunctive rather than an extension of a predicate applied to both the world of men and the world of gods, as you so argued? Why switch your interpretations when you apply it as a counterfactual to geometric dimensions, then argue something else later on that contradicts the foundations of that counterfactual later on?
thus making this entire statement extremely self-contradicting if we went under interpterion that the dimensions are literal, to the contrary, if we said dimensionality is merely used as an analogy for Carter to understand and/or the Gates have a similar, "pseudo" structure of dimensionality, than only than can this statement be reconciled, especially given that literally nothing else implies the gates to be bound to dimensionality outside of this single statement, which is contradicted again and again by both itself, and other stories
This argument is made in such jest that you can't even derive your own interpretation of that scan without contradicting your own conclusion from that scan.

Why should I care about a statement you, yourself, disagree with? Does it apparently only matter as a statement selectively, when you want to use it to derive a contradiction, get a contradiction, when you want to talk about this, implying the dimensions aren't geometric?

I giggle every time I hear or read the blog, because every time it is referenced, the arguments being referenced look like... This.


Responding to Tommy the Messiah and not okstrike since the bits below aren't his specifically.
It's weird that you are still trying to find mathematical excuses for the unnamable.
No, I'm telling you none of this entails being beyond geometry and topology because the listed properties are not unique to non-geometrical spaces, and so it's a non-sequitur to assume there's an entailment relation between the inference and conclusion.
It's sorta like Manton in the story, the dude was trying to explain something unscientific scientifically as the story makes it pretty clear that Manton analyzes things rationally with everything having cause and effect, fixed dimensions, etc.
Cool, not all mathematical spaces are scientific and? Anddddddd?
But even he knows that there are things that are non-geometric or classifiable in nature (the scan I forgot to put previously)
No, he doesn't:
We have yet again another example. In the story the unnamable. The monster in this story is something that can’t be known with the five senses or solid definition, being something not geometrical or classifiable.
The statement says things far less classifiable under geometry, meaning they are classifiable under geometry, but to a lesser extent, as other things. Total insult to the intelligence of anyone reading here, to lie about what a statement quoted directly in the thread says, and say it says something it doesn't say.

Show us. Show us where it says that. Do it, our Messiah. I'm waiting. Do it.
with the fact it was stated that for something to be TRULY "unnamable" it must be beyond scientific approach (which mind you include mathematics, so I don't see where you got that "scientific spaces") there's also statements about it being beyond all notions
If you think there's an entailment relation between being beyond science and being beyond all mathematical spaces, then derive a contradiction in what I said. Cmon buddy, do it. Show us the contradiction. Show me the scientific relevance of a function space ƒ of all real valued function ƒ: 𝑅 → 𝑅. What is it? What is the relevance to science for an abstract space that absolutely has nothing to do with the laws of physics?

  1. Higher-order dimensions are not explicable through science, especially Low 1-A ones. Function spaces ƒ of all real-valued functions 𝑅 → 𝑅 have a cardinality too vast to be expressed through regular topological metrics. They are just mathematical spaces, not scientific spaces. This is only impressive again if you don't understand how geometry or topology works.

  2. Higher-order function spaces like the Hilbert Space don't have a metric isomorphic to that of physical spaces. And they are too vast to be equipped with our regular intuitions of the physical. This is only impressive if you don't understand how geometry and topology work.

  3. Both spaces above, also aren't composed of matter, because they exist to just model and express quantum information (2), and the other exists to model any mathematical information you'd like through functions (1).
Where's your response to this? Where is it? Did it slip into a vacuum state? Is it thusly unmeasured? What's your argument for this assumption? Where? Is? It?
non-material are just an extra for the unnamable which support the scaling of the unnamable beyond dimensionality, something which you ignored
Not all mathematical spaces are material; this supports nothing amidst contradictions to this being 1-A let alone the High 1-A stuff.
< "Ya bro it's still described to have a shape"
< Quotes something saying it was a slime (something that is shapeless)
No. I'm quoting the statement that says it has a thousand shapes.

“No—it wasn’t that way at all. It was everywhere—a gelatin—a slime—yet it had shapes, a thousand shapes of horror beyond all memory. There were eyes—and a blemish. It was the pit—the maelstrom—the ultimate abomination. Carter, it was the unnamable!”

Slimes are a physical substance, good job agreeing with this, not being 1-A/High 1-A by arguing from tunnel vision.
Teh. 1-A/High 1-A slimes, what a joke.

I think it's obvious to anyone reading over these arguments what Shin's intention is. He is here to prove his interpretation of the system, well not "prove", more so to be, or seem, to be the "winner"
Who are you talking to? "Anyone reading over these arguments" doesn't care about any of this big dawg. They seek the conclusions and the results. Just respond to the arguments, man. I'm waiting for responses. Nobody with a sane mind cares about these optics, as I said; this ain't some femboy dressup competition to be impressing anybody. Focus on the arguments; if I cared about winning, I'd be doing what you're doing. Respond. Stop. Stalling with irrelevant temper tantrums. Respond.
Okstrike noticed this before, Shin positioned himself as a neutral speaker in the previous thread, but he is not, he is here to win at any cost, no matter how far he must reach.
The guy who was arguing against the thread for over 69420 pages positioned himself as a neutral party. It's the end of the world!! NoOoOoOooOoOo!!! Cool, nobody possessing a sane mind cares. Respond.
What I also noticed is that he is the main person arguing, not Supernova, yk, the person responsible for debunking the verse previously? Why is Shin arguing when Supernova agreed to stop? Even so, I said I'll stop before.
Yakub and his children definitely care, man, fosho fosho. (They don't)
Respond to the arguments.
Not meant to be insulting though, it's clear Shin is intelligent. But it seems more his intention lies with winning than actually reaching a conclusive end. Anyways goodbyeee
Nobody cares; people can find me intelligent or dumb as bricks. I do not care. They can find my intentions lying towards or against Agartha. I do not care x2. Respond to the arguments.

If you want this thread not to be dragged on, stop responding with irrelevant rhetorical tactics and start focusing on substance. That's all. Anyways goodbyeee.
 
Ts having me cry and lmfao😭🥀... son id bet that a monkeys iq score is higher than yours 🤧🤧🤧🥀🥀🥀
Here is the only general warning I will give to tone down this thread a notch, or two, or three. That goes for the rest of you too, however much you might feel justified in your bad feelings towards the other members. More than this, and we will be taking this matter to the RVRT.
 
See, the main distention between me and shin is that i'm actually trying to have an open minded debate and I will concede on X, Y, and Z if i'm proven wrong in them, this MF on the other hand simply CAN NOT comprehend that, which is made apparent by the fact they are still denying to this very moment that they haven't read the blog, even though i've given undeniable evidence of that
You dont have to speak about shin like they’re some lesser being. Not called for
 
Here is the only general warning I will give to tone down this thread a notch, or two, or three. That goes for the rest of you too
Understood, we'll try to tone it down🙏
and we will be taking this matter to the RVRT.
If you haven't already, I fell like you should also take into account what Nova had said earlier since they virtually have the same meaning (Ie, calling the opposition mentally slow). I think @Xdsagecat might have commented such a message under the impression it was okay since a IdiosyncraticLawyer had seen Nova's replies and didn't seem to mind it:
you're just awfully obtuse
Oh my god. Genuinely how can one fandom be so suffocatingly obtuse
 
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Here is the only general warning I will give to tone down this thread a notch, or two, or three. That goes for the rest of you too, however much you might feel justified in your bad feelings towards the other members. More than this, and we will be taking this matter to the RVRT.
My bad won't happen again 🫡
 
If you haven't already, I fell like you should also take into account what Nova had said earlier since they virtually have the same meaning (Ie, calling the opposition mentally slow). I think @Xdsagecat might have commented such a message under the impression it was okay since a IdiosyncraticLawyer had seen Nova's replies and didn't seem to mind it:
Also Grath:
That goes for the rest of you too
 
I am back, again. I don't get why we are still doing this.

No, I'm telling you none of this entails being beyond geometry and topology because the listed properties are not unique to non-geometrical spaces, and so it's a non-sequitur to assume there's an entailment relation between the inference and conclusion.
It does though, you can't just ignore feats just because you don't like them.

Cool, not all mathematical spaces are scientific and? Anddddddd?
Not really relevant though as it is mostly the other scans doing the work.

The statement says things far less classifiable under geometry, meaning they are classifiable under geometry, but to a lesser extent, as other things. Total insult to the intelligence of anyone reading here, to lie about what a statement quoted directly in the thread says, and say it says something it doesn't say.

Show us. Show us where it says that. Do it, our Messiah. I'm waiting. Do it.
Here, where you ignored the context of the whole story. Far less X doesn't mean that it is still a meaningful X, and besides, I also said that this part is also elaborated later on with how it is said that it must be something that can be classified. It must be beyond scientific approach, leading to the fact that geometry doesn't apply at all. If It was merely "less classifiable" then it wouldn't be such a deal to specify that to be "unnamable" you cannot be classified at all.

If you think there's an entailment relation between being beyond science and being beyond all mathematical spaces, then derive a contradiction in what I said. Cmon buddy, do it. Show us the contradiction. Show me the scientific relevance of a function space ƒ of all real valued function ƒ: 𝑅 → 𝑅. What is it? What is the relevance to science for an abstract space that absolutely has nothing to do with the laws of physics?
Same as before. (Small nitpick, but pretty sure f: R -> R relates to set and group theory.)

Where's your response to this? Where is it? Did it slip into a vacuum state? Is it thusly unmeasured? What's your argument for this assumption? Where? Is? It?
The comment you took was adressing it lol.
Not all mathematical spaces are material; this supports nothing amidst contradictions to this being 1-A let alone the High 1-A stuff.
In the Mythos, all dimensions beyond the regular 3 have some kind of matter(as suggested in the Trap and in the Hounds of Tindalos, see cosmology blog), so in context of the mythos It would Just support the 1-A scaling.

No. I'm quoting the statement that says it has a thousand shapes.
I quoted before how it has neither a shape or the absence of one. It is described as a slime, so something that inherently has no shape, has them, I'd argue that is even more impressive.

Slimes are a physical substance, good job agreeing with this, not being 1-A/High 1-A by arguing from tunnel vision.
Teh. 1-A/High 1-A slimes, what a joke.
Never said it was High 1-A though? Either way, the other scans prove it enough that it is not of material.

I'm here!

I haven't kept true to this for a while, but yeah, it isn't worth continuely arguing. Goodbyeeee x3 (for the last time this time!). Lets wait for Ultima to appear, he'll appear sometime.
 
So, the Cthulhu Mythos will be revised, this is the biggest one yet.
This will change the inverse, cosmology, and rebunk the previous debunk.

Inverse:​

I had posted an inverse thread before,
The Thread
The blog:
The Blog
Summary:
  • Archetype > Azathoth
  • Gates of the Silver Key > Azathoth
  • Other Gods are not equal to the Archetype(s)

Cosmology:​

Obviously about the cosmology.
The blog
Summary:
  • Waking World: 1-A
  • Dreamlands: 1-A+, potentially High 1-A
  • The Outside: High 1-A (including for all outer gods and entities within the Outside)
  • The Gates of the Silver Key: High 1-A (infinite layers above the outside)
  • Archetype: 0

Rebunk:

Obviously, the Cthulhu Mythos was debunked some time ago, said thread is here: Thread
However, this is debunked with this blog: The Blog

This one is a long one, good luck.

Agree: @Kebabbaro.1 @Jirachi_the_real_93 @Okstrike
Disagree: @SuperNova55555 @ShinMaximillion
The "rebunk" fails to address any of the issues brought up in the debunk so uh... yeah I disagree with the op
 
Give me liberty, give me fire, can't say read the blog? I'll retire.
Argumentum ad Lapidem, If you want me to stop mentioning the blog, first, you're going to have to concede on the Abyss being dimensionally bound since your argument for that was to quote Ultima on something regarding The Outside, which we've explicitly shown to be a separate structure from The Ultimate Abyss in the the inverse blog, hence why i mentioned and still mention it; your entire premise collapses because of that detail

I only continue to mention the blog since you still haven't conceded on that fact and dragged it out for whatever reason, as soon as you do that, you won't hear about the blog ever again🙂
Are you talking to me or someone else? Is there a crowd you're trying to appease or something? Well, whatever, just respond.
Your response to this was to say I'm "gaslighting" you, which can't happen if i gave substantial evidence of the event, if anything, you're gaslighting me by saying a definite event with evidence behind it is "gaslighting"
It's getting predictable at this point. Also, weren't both of you sure that I didn't read the blog, and I'm pulling things out of my nuts? Or did my responses finally prompt doubts in your own arguments?
Mashallah ya akhi! You've finally caved in to doing something that should've been done from the very beginning:p
Aight, boy, let's look at this statement that you're using real quick:


And the argument established in the blog:

Let's say we grant this and assume the dimensions are also physical. Then the contradiction here would be that the dreamlands are "three-dimensional" as these are the worlds of the Gods. And the world of man would be 2-dimensional, in accordance with your argument. So?
Because going by this statement anyway, both the world of man and the world of gods would be predicable of being "two-dimensional". Since, as per your arguments, yet simultaneously arguing this. You also argue that the dreamlands are also at least higher-dimensional relative to the world of man, so your conclusion internally collapses the foundations with which it is built. Because now you're disagreeing with the fact that both worlds are 2-dimensional, because you're you accept that one is higher than the other. Yet disagree with the literal interpretation of the scan, on the basis that both worlds would be three-dimensional because both would be two-dimensional if the first gate were three-dimensional.

So you're accepting your own statement selectively, and applying that same statement in interpretatively distinct ways.
You disagree with the VERY statement you're using in your conclusion, but using the same statement you yourself disagree with to contradict a distinctive reading of the text. Because even if we had a metaphorical reading of these dimensions, you'd still have the world of man and the world of gods as per your interpretation of the statement under the same layer of the r>f hierarchy you're trying to establish.

So what? So what about this statement that you yourself are unsure of, when you have to interpret?

You said this twice. You do this twice infact, you say both planes would be 2-dimensional to derive that contradiction, but even with the metaphorical reading, they'd be under the same plane of existence. Yet you simultaneously reject the conclusion you derive from this statement, to say the dreamlands would be higher than the world of man.

I ask again, so? There's either a misreading of the text or confusion in your own interpretation. I go with the former, because we're told a few paragraphs before that, this:

The dimensions that are beyond the conceivability of man's perception and brain are those beyond the three-dimensional world. Not the "two-dimensional world", so I ask again, you send and argue from that statement. So? Considering we're told this, why can't the part about the gate just be conjunctive rather than an extension of a predicate applied to both the world of men and the world of gods, as you so argued? Why switch your interpretations when you apply it as a counterfactual to geometric dimensions, then argue something else later on that contradicts the foundations of that counterfactual later on?
This argument is made in such jest that you can't even derive your own interpretation of that scan without contradicting your own conclusion from that scan.

Why should I care about a statement you, yourself, disagree with? Does it apparently only matter as a statement selectively, when you want to use it to derive a contradiction, get a contradiction, when you want to talk about this, implying the dimensions aren't geometric?
Credit where it's due, you almost constructed an amazing logical trap, it's too bad the argument(s) where strawmaned massively in the process, otherwise i might have actually had to drop this premise entirely:

Only the Gates get the benefit of pseudo-dimensionality under the the metaphorical interpterion, sure the dreamlands are a higher plane relative to the world of man, but that would only be problematic under the literal reading since the literal interpretation entails that the dreamlands and world of man are equal, which is impossible because the dreamlands are a higher plane relative to the world of man, but under the metaphorical interpretation, that structure of derivativity found within the gates doesn’t apply to the worlds of men or of the god of men since neither holds each the other in the same vein as the Gates. So the Dreamlands can still be ontologically higher than the World of Man without falling into the same issue found in the literal reading
 
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Can you guys honestly stop? It's clear that neither of you will change your position, at this point it's better to wait for Ultima and answer any questions he may have.
 
No, I'm telling you none of this entails being beyond geometry and topology because the listed properties are not unique to non-geometrical spaces, and so it's a non-sequitur to assume there's an entailment relation between the inference and conclusion.
It does though, you can't just ignore feats just because you don't like them.
Man, let's take a step back and think. This is not about feats, it's just logically invalid.

The only way to sufficiently respond to this is to prove there's a contradiction in what I say. Because the hidden assumption of this argument is that none of the given properties can be captured by all topological spaces and geometric spaces (around Low 1-A spaces and below).

So it would have to be logically contradictory for the converse to follow; if there's no such thing as that, you're equally not justified in the assumption of that entailment relation.

It's not a matter of my ignoring feats, because to begin with, none of these is feats. Just as saying "character x is higher dimensional" is not a feat, but an expression of their ontology (albeit a structural one).
Cool, not all mathematical spaces are scientific and? Anddddddd?
Not really relevant though as it is mostly the other scans doing the work.
None of the scans justifies this, and quite frankly, as I've cited before, they contradict that.
Here, where you ignored the context of the whole story. Far less X doesn't mean that it is still a meaningful X
Your justification for me ignoring the context of the story does not take issue with me ignoring the context of the story. But takes issue with the logical form of my argument. Since saying "far less x doesn't mean that it is still meaningful to x" is an expression of how the [allegedly] logical form of my argument doesn't follow. You're conflating the two.

Beyond that, far less "x" already presupposes that a given thing that is far less expressible in x is within the category x. But inexpressible to a lesser degree. Since saying "y is far less expressible in [Insert category x]" is a relation of y to the category x. With 'less' being a signifier to the extent to which y relates to x. But nevertheless, to say something is far less expressible in terms of geometry and far less classifiable from there is saying 'within geometry this thing can be expressed, but to a lesser degree'.

and although he vaguely knew that the mind sometimes holds visions and sensations of far less geometrical, classifiable, and workable nature...
So to say something is far less geometrical would require a presupposition of that thing being geometry to apply the relation of degree 'far less' to a subject that relates to some degree to geometry.
I also said that this part is also elaborated later on with how it is said that it must be something that can be classified. It must be beyond scientific approach, leading to the fact that geometry doesn't apply at all.
It doesn't matter; all laws of physics are expressible in terms of geometrical spaces and topological spaces.

Because the laws of matter require separability, which requires topology and geometry, but not all geometrical spaces nor topological spaces have properties that give way for the laws of matter to be expressed.

Because again, to begin with, infinite-dimensional spaces are far removed from our regular intuitions about matter, so much so that it appears completely trivial to even try to discuss them beyond just for mathematical analysis.
If It was merely "less classifiable" then it wouldn't be such a deal to specify that to be "unnamable" you cannot be classified at all.
Regarding this second portion, the argument you proposed initially was not that it cannot "be classified" in such a broad manner as you so claim now.
Essentially the non-geometrical thing arises from Manton, a rationalist, who assumes everything must be scientifically explainable, yet he finds something which is, beyond all normal notions, unlimited by the laws of matter
Your argument was that it is non-geometric (never stated), then you tried to infer this from the assumption that the laws of matter being exceeded is sufficient grounds to say dimensionality is being exceeded. And quite frankly, this point is more relevant to the thread than just claiming it cannot be classifiable. Because supposing we were serious once more, by saying it cannot be classifiable by any means. Then it would seemingly follow that it is Tier 0, but that's not what you're arguing for.

So you'd need to bring up more specifics than that; alternatively, you also cannot arbitrarily select its non-classifiable nature to be relevant to dimensionality. Unless it is demonstrated that it is relevant to dimensionality, because it has to be relevant to something. If it wasn't, on the grounds that it is generally non-classifiable, then you'd be arguing for Tier 0.

So, pretty sloppy argument to begin with.

Argumentum ad Lapidem, If you want me to stop mentioning the blog, first, you're going to have to concede on the Abyss being dimensionally bound since your argument for that was to quote Ultima on something regarding The Outside
Boy, as sad as it is, I understand you and feel you. Too bad, you're not forcing me to do anything. You don't own the site.

I don't get why you're so adamant about trying to force me to concede, instead of just responding. Honestly, if you ran out of arguments, just say so. Correspondingly, for the record, that's not how fallacies work. You don't call out a fallacy without justification. Fallacies are distinctive forms of logically invalid arguments, and for an argument to be held to be invalid, it ought to be demonstrated that it is invalid.

For calling a fallacy and no more is no different from claiming an argument is invalid because an argument is invalid, which in turn is circular as well. Take this as a free lesson.
which we've explicitly shown to be a separate structure from The Ultimate Abyss in the the inverse blog, hence why i mentioned and still mention it; your entire premise collapses because of that detail
I've already responded to this, I disagree with the distinction you're parsing:

The infallible arguments I'm supposed to take seriously in the blog:
One of the big points against Tier 0 for the archetypes came from recent revisions, which was that a tier 0 being should not experience multiplicity, even phenomenologically. This statement comes from a misunderstanding of what happened in the text. The multiplicity that Carter experiences is not of the ultimate abyss/archetype but of the Ultimate Gate and it could not be more clear as we have this statement
Which is funny because you use this statement to justify that:
As the waves paused again, Carter began to comprehend, vaguely and terrifiedly, the ultimate background of that riddle of lost individuality which had at first so horrified him. His intuition pieced together the fragments of revelation, and brought him closer and closer to a grasp of the secret. He understood that much of the frightful revelation would have come upon him—splitting up his ego amongst myriads of earthly counterparts—inside the First Gate, had not the magic of 'Umr at-Tawil kept it from him in order that he might use the silver key with precision for the Ultimate Gate's opening.
Yet this statement comes after the statement about him being in the Ultimate Abyss:
While the silence still lasted, Randolph Carter radiated forth the thoughts and questions which assailed him. He knew that in this ultimate abyss he was equidistant from every facet of his archetype—human or non-human, terrestrial or extra-terrestrial, galactic or trans-galactic; and his curiosity regarding the other phases of his being—especially those phases which were farthest from an earthly 1928 in time and space, or which had most persistently haunted his dreams throughout life—was at fever heat. He felt that his archetypal Entity could at will send him bodily to any of these phases of bygone and distant life by changing his consciousness-plane, and despite the marvels he had undergone he burned for the further marvel of walking in the flesh through those grotesque and incredible scenes which visions of the night had fragmentarily brought him.
It also doesn't explain why the narration, which is speaking from a third-person perspective about the experience Carter is having. Would be falsifiable; instead of doing that, you pivoted to another separate scan, as you've repeatedly pivoted each time you were cornered in arguments throughout the verse.

I only continue to mention the blog since you still haven't conceded on that fact and dragged it out for whatever reason, as soon as you do that, you won't hear about the blog ever again🙂
You're welcome to waste your time, then, really.
Your response to this was to say I'm "gaslighting" you
You lie, liar, liar, pants on fire booo. To begin with, the part about gaslighting was not a response to an argument, but you simply threw a temper tantrum and complained here:
Yk? If you just conceded and admitted that you where mistaken and should've read the arguments before making a reply to the thread we wouldn't be in this situation, but you apparently lack any form of sincerity and just had drag it on even though it's just blatant atp
To which I said:
Respond or don't respond, nobody cares about these gaslighting tactics, and nobody cares about your standards of sincerity, and nobody cares about these optics. You either respond or you don't. That's it.
So why did you link me talking about this, to this, not a complaint that I didn't even respond to in that manner?
which can't happen if i gave substantial evidence of the event, if anything, you're gaslighting me by saying a definite event with evidence behind it is "gaslighting"
Don't care, don't respond to me if you're gonna do anything but actually have a productive conversation instead, just to complain.
Only the Gates get the benefit of pseudo-dimensionality under the the metaphorical interpterion, sure the dreamlands are a higher plane relative to the world of man, but that would only be problematic under the literal reading since the literal interpretation entails that the dreamlands and world of man are equal, which is impossible because the dreamlands are a higher plane relative to the world of man, but under the metaphorical interpretation, that structure of derivativity found within the gates doesn’t apply to the worlds of men or of the god of men since neither holds each the other in the same vein as the Gates. So the Dreamlands can still be ontologically higher than the World of Man without falling into the same issue found in the literal reading
Both the metaphorical reading of this text and the literal reading of this text imply that the world of man and gods is the same. I explained it here once again, something that you didn't respond to. You're welcome to tell me how this doesn't logically follow:
Aight, boy, let's look at this statement that you're using real quick:

The world of men and of the gods of men is merely an infinitesimal phase of an infinitesimal thing—the three-dimensional phase of that small wholeness reached by the First Gate, where Umr at-Tawil dictates dreams to the Ancient Ones.

And the argument established in the blog:

The mere existence of a Gate prior to the first gate(that being the gate to the Dreamlands/ the Inner Gate, see previous section) debunks the notion of these Gates being dimensional. The idea that gates themselves are dimensions would imply that the inner gate should be 2D, as the First Gate is 3D, but that, and everything below it being inherently at or below 2D is impossible and inconsistent. Even without considering the Inner gate, the world of men and of the gods of men, would be cut by the First Gate hence again 2D.The second interpretation fails even harder if this is possible. It will follow the same problem as the other way. If the world of men and the gods is 3D, than the phases of the Inner gate are also spatial dimensions, so it is 3D as well. Who actually has spatial dimensions? It doesn’t stop here, but the interpretation of “world of men and of the gods of men is 3D” is inherently contradictory. The world of men in the mythos is the Waking World, and of their gods is the Dreamlands (Dreamlands of earth to be exact and ONLY there, they have absolute no power elsewhere).
Let's say we grant this and assume the dimensions are also physical. Then the contradiction here would be that the dreamlands are "three-dimensional" as these are the worlds of the Gods. And the world of man would be 2-dimensional, in accordance with your argument. So?
The world of men and of the gods of men is merely an infinitesimal phase of an infinitesimal thing—the three-dimensional phase of that small wholeness reached by the First Gate, where Umr at-Tawil dictates dreams to the Ancient Ones.
Because going by this statement anyway, both the world of man and the world of gods would be predicable of being "two-dimensional". Since, as per your arguments, yet simultaneously arguing this. You also argue that the dreamlands are also at least higher-dimensional relative to the world of man, so your conclusion internally collapses the foundations with which it is built. Because now you're disagreeing with the fact that both worlds are 2-dimensional, because you're you accept that one is higher than the other. Yet disagree with the literal interpretation of the scan, on the basis that both worlds would be three-dimensional because both would be two-dimensional if the first gate were three-dimensional.

So you're accepting your own statement selectively, and applying that same statement in interpretatively distinct ways.
It doesn’t stop here, but the interpretation of “world of men and of the gods of men is 3D” is inherently contradictory. The world of men in the mythos is the Waking World, and of their gods is the Dreamlands (Dreamlands of earth to be exact and ONLY there, they have absolute no power elsewhere).
You disagree with the VERY statement you're using in your conclusion, but using the same statement you yourself disagree with to contradict a distinctive reading of the text. Because even if we had a metaphorical reading of these dimensions, you'd still have the world of man and the world of gods as per your interpretation of the statement under the same layer of the r>f hierarchy you're trying to establish.

So what? So what about this statement that you yourself are unsure of, when you have to interpret?

The mere existence of a Gate prior to the first gate(that being the gate to the Dreamlands/ the Inner Gate, see previous section) debunks the notion of these Gates being dimensional. The idea that gates themselves are dimensions would imply that the inner gate should be 2D, as the First Gate is 3D, but that, and everything below it being inherently at or below 2D is impossible and inconsistent. Even without considering the Inner gate, the world of men and of the gods of men, would be cut by the First Gate hence again 2D.
You said this twice. You do this twice infact, you say both planes would be 2-dimensional to derive that contradiction, but even with the metaphorical reading, they'd be under the same plane of existence. Yet you simultaneously reject the conclusion you derive from this statement, to say the dreamlands would be higher than the world of man.

I ask again, so? There's either a misreading of the text or confusion in your own interpretation. I go with the former, because we're told a few paragraphs before that, this:

He was told how childish and limited is the notion of a tri-dimensional world, and what an infinity of directions there are besides the known directions of up-down, forward-backward, right-left. He was shown the smallness and tinsel emptiness of the little Earth gods, with their petty, human interests and connections—their hatreds, rages, loves and vanities; their craving for praise and sacrifice, and their demands for faiths contrary to reason and nature.While most of the impressions translated themselves to Carter as words, there were others to which other senses gave interpretation. Perhaps with eyes and perhaps with imagination he perceived that he was in a region of dimensions beyond those conceivable to the eye and brain of man.
The dimensions that are beyond the conceivability of man's perception and brain are those beyond the three-dimensional world. Not the "two-dimensional world", so I ask again, you send and argue from that statement. So? Considering we're told this, why can't the part about the gate just be conjunctive rather than an extension of a predicate applied to both the world of men and the world of gods, as you so argued? Why switch your interpretations when you apply it as a counterfactual to geometric dimensions, then argue something else later on that contradicts the foundations of that counterfactual later on?
thus making this entire statement extremely self-contradicting if we went under interpterion that the dimensions are literal, to the contrary, if we said dimensionality is merely used as an analogy for Carter to understand and/or the Gates have a similar, "pseudo" structure of dimensionality, than only than can this statement be reconciled, especially given that literally nothing else implies the gates to be bound to dimensionality outside of this single statement, which is contradicted again and again by both itself, and other stories
This argument is made in such jest that you can't even derive your own interpretation of that scan without contradicting your own conclusion from that scan.

Why should I care about a statement you, yourself, disagree with? Does it apparently only matter as a statement selectively, when you want to use it to derive a contradiction, get a contradiction, when you want to talk about this, implying the dimensions aren't geometric?
It's nigh time to start actually engaging with what I stated, as I said, you're more than welcome to. If you want to wait it out until Ultima, fine by me too. A real shame that this couldn't be addressed against, though.
 
Yah, i'm not engaging further here, not because i concede or anything, but because this obviously wont go anywhere, just wait for Ultima
 
God is this still going? I thought I gave my goodbye's already!
You gave your goodbyes after responding with arguments that I felt like had to be addressed, unfortunately, considering how much the context of the statements was twisted.
Can you guys honestly stop? It's clear that neither of you will change your position, at this point it's better to wait for Ultima and answer any questions he may have.
There's a lot that can be done to change my position unironically, but a lot that is being done here will not change my position.

Big difference.
Yah, i'm not engaging further here, not because i concede or anything, but because this obviously wont go anywhere, just wait for Ultima
"I-i-it's not like I c-conceeded or anything. B-baka!"


Anyway, as I said, if we want to wait it out until Ultima, fine by me.
 
"I-i-it's not like I c-conceeded or anything. B-baka!"
Funny to think an admin just told you tone it down it down

Truthfully though, I'm not replying because your aren't open minded, have you ever met an open minded person who dismisses an argument before reading it? of course not! Your mind was obviously already made up before you came here so I won't waste time trying to convince you and just wait for Ultima

Also I don't know why you think i'm scared to reply or something, your reply was genuinely ass, the first part of it was just a complete red herring from the Abyss being dimensional, trying to shift it to the discussion about Tier 0 when that obviously wasn't the subject we where debating, and the second part of it was you straw manning the world of man and of the gods men stuff (again)
 
Funny to think an admin just told you tone it down it down
In response to someone's use of ad hominem on me, yeah. I will agree that the joke in question was a bit uncalled for, but you genuinely should aim to be more constructive than simply not conceding while refusing to engage.
Truthfully though, I'm not replying because your aren't open minded, have you ever met an open minded person who dismisses an argument before reading it? of course not! Your mind was obviously already made up before you came here.
You're taking the stance that you won't bother responding because you've decided the other person isn't worth your time, even though the person in question is actually making it all in his effort to engage properly and desires to have their concerns/doubts addressed.

You have already determined from the very beginning that someone didn't 'read' said arguments and you refuse to engage with your all, on that sole basis alone. I've pointed this out several times before, and I've even gone out of my way to tag my responses to be specifically addressed. It's annoying for one to effectively try to render the time and effort of the one who was arguing against, in this case, useless. I understand, you lot worked formidably on your blog. But that's not an excuse to not engage.

I understand waiting for Ultima, I'm fine with that, but I'm quite frankly not cool with the holier than thou attitude being displayed quite often. Especially when it was pointed out earlier by Mbpoops, and yet it didn't stop.

Things won't get any more constructive than someone helplessly responding in the manner of:
Truthfully though, I'm not replying because your aren't open minded, have you ever met an open minded person who dismisses an argument before reading it? of course not!
OK.
Your mind was obviously already made up before you came here
OK.
Also I don't know why you think i'm scared to reply or something
OK. (Not sure if anyone ever implied being scared of anybody in this thread)
your reply was genuinely ass
OK.
the first part of it was just a complete red herring from the Abyss being dimensional
OK.
trying to shift it to the discussion about Tier 0 when that obviously wasn't the subject we where debating
OK.
And the second part of it was you straw manning the world of man and of the gods men stuff (again)
OK.

See? This is how unproductive this gets. It'd be far more straightforward if you actually put the effort into addressing the things that I sought to be addressed in my response above, rather than venting and derailing it off course. I will admit I'm at fault too for my playful baka comment above.

Anyway, I simply seek this thread to reach a consensus, as I've stated before in my previous responses, which is why I'm fine with waiting for Ultima. But being referred to as

  • Strawmanning
  • Burden Shifting
  • My response being ass
  • Not being an open-minded person, thus my responses be obsolete

All in a single response, nothing relevant to what I posted in the hyperlink.

We either wait for Ultima and not denigrate the opposition's argumentation with rhetorical tactics or take the time and effort to respond. And let's leave it at that and not push this any further. If necessary, I can point out the statements of note again in case my responses were ignored.
A reminder to stay on-topic. I will delete any further comments that are irrelevant to the conclusion of the thread.
Thank you. I apologise for my off-hand baka joke once again.
 
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