Lisa Randall and Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University Week 2 Post 2

The idea of extra dimensions is very intriguing, but it may turn out to be no more than abstract theories that don't have any implication in the way we do things here on earth.  Thus far in human existence we have been able to make tools that we use with our own senses, and we go past our capability to obtain information in this manner we are only using our imaginations.  In this case it could very well be that there are hundreds or more dimensions that expand reality in ways we will never see.  The only thing I can imagine being able to explore or observe these other dimensions are machines or robots that would be able to do so and convert it into some kind of visual image.

 

            Wilson is right, I believe when explaining that the destruction of the world's environments is the most pressing issue by far, and all other world problems pale by comparison.  However, people are not ready to cooperate with each other when they percieve everyone else as being so different from themselves.  The only time this ever happens is when several people see something else as a genuine threat to their survival, and that is only recognized using our basic instincts, not reason and logic.  It seems that the only hope for humanity to solve these ongoing crises is to change their own individual lifestyles and do what they can for their local environments.