May Serenity 2 - 4 Defining the Questions
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4 Defining the Questions
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Zooming into Serenity's common room Mal, Zoe, Jay, Gwen, Enswal and Simon were talking about recent events. They were about 18 hours out from Paradiso.
Enswal: “... and that's what we found out.”
Mal: “Gwen?”
Gwen: “I don't have anything to add.”
Mal: “I guess we are all up to date then with each other. A month is a long time out of touch. Simon, can we shorten it to between one and two weeks this next time?”
Simon: “It depends on your cargo. But I'd like to keep around ten days when we can.”
Zoe: “Sir, we do not have a cargo this time. When will we be to Barachacha?”
Mal: “About another 41 hours.”
Gwen: “Is there any specific reason for Barachacha?”
Zoe: “The have ore being shipped out. Small ships like us can usually find a load.”
Mal: “I want to contact a fellow over there. That's all I'll say for now.”
Gwen: “Yes captain. Just curious.”
As they adjourned, Mal thought he saw something in the forward passageway to the crew quarters and bridge. It could not have been.
Zoe: “Sir?”
Mal: “I had the strangest feeling I saw something but it was not there.”
Zoe: “what did you think you see, sir?”
Mal: “That's just it, it was a momentary almost recognition but it faded away before I could ID it.”
Zoe: “Yes Sir.”
Mal walked forward and saw River on the bridge by herself. He closed the door.
River: “Hi, Mal. What do you want to talk about?”
Mal: “You're smart and a Reader to boot. What about ghosts or spirits, do you know anything?”
River: “Are you asking about it spiritually or secularly?”
Mal: “Secularly. I'd ha' gone to Humperdink for religiosity.”
River: “The first theory that was proposed for more than 3 dimensions (excluding time) was String Theory (using eleven) on Earth-that-was. Since then, the number has increased to nineteen.
“However these dimensions deal with imaginary dimensions with no physical counterpart that we can prove. Time was and sometimes still is given the definition of a dimension with some justification.
“Bottom line dimension one allows front-back. Dimension two rotates a copy of dimension one at right angles to itself allowing not only front-back but also left-right.
“Rotating a dimension one line to both front-back and left-right, we add up-down and the three dimensional space we understand.
“Human beings are three dimensional. There is a possibility (not provable) of a fourth physical dimension. Take a one dimension line and place it perpendicular to the three existing dimensions will give you a fourth dimension.
“If you accept that this might be possible, there is another 3D space right next to us that we can not find. Our minds can not comprehend it but we can find it using mathematics.
“If there is a second 3D space next to us, there are an infinite number of 3D spaces there. For ease of description, we can call them levels. If we are level one, then there is one above us that is level two and one below us that is level zero.
“Are you still with me?”
Mal: “Oddly enough, yes. It boggles the mind.”
River: “Yes it can. Your question is about spirits.
“If you assume a conservation of spirit (just like conservation of mass or energy), it might be that the spirit goes to level two when you die on level one. Maybe it is to level zero.
“Is this were good and bad comes in? Hard to say.
“So when Wash died his spirit moved to, say level 2.
“With an infinitely thin barricade between level one and level two, it might be possible to do something like cross the barrier and for Wash to show up as a ghost in level one.
“And yes, I thought I felt him nearby when there was the bomb aboard. It was almost like he was trying to let me know there was a problem.
“I do not know if my theory is correct or not but it does explain what I felt.”
Mal: “I do not usually want that sort of long answer, but I'm glad you gave it to me. Thanks.”
River: “I sort of 'read' that.” She grinned at her pun. “If you want more details, let me know.”
Mal: “No. No thanks.” he puts up his hands.
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