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[truedetective]

As long as the changes were being made to our memories, it was plausible to argue that this was some sort of hypnosis, something done by Retrospec to our brains. However:

1) The experiment to disconnect from electronics that may be affected by Retrospec returned no results. We still felt the effects while disconnected.

2) This "shrinking" and the holes in reality cannot be explained by hypnosis. They are very real.

At what point do we begin to question the fabric of reality itself?

-N

Comments

[truedetective]

Oh, no, not in the slightest. I don't think that has anything to do with our situation.
It was merely an example of being able to conceive of higher technology that doesn't exist yet.
But something beyond even that... it might as well be magic, to our perspective.

[biellmann]

Sorry. I'm probably asking stupid questions. This is way over my head.

But yeah that's how I'm looking at it. I mean I'm sure there's a rational explanation for how this is happening. But it probably isn't anything we can imagine.

[truedetective]

Philosophically speaking, that's an interesting question: If the explanation for something relies on an entity beyond comprehension, is it still rational? You might as well say that "god did it."

[biellmann]

As long as god can undo it, then it's fine with me if that's the explanation.

[truedetective]

I suppose that's not an uncommon philosophy. Humans have been looking to god figures for solace for millennia, after all.

[biellmann]

Yeah.

Wait let's not go that far. I don't want to think of that jerk from before as a god I need to beg for help.

[truedetective]

Nobody's saying he'd be a benevolent one.