Mechanical Human Sciences

A mechanistic paradigm for understanding individual human beings, viewing the person as a biological machine whose components (genes, neurotransmitters, cognitive modules) can be isolated, studied, and repaired independently. It is the philosophy behind much of biomedicine and behavioral psychology: identify the broken part, fix or replace it, restore normal function. This approach has achieved astonishing successes (antibiotics, joint replacements) but struggles with conditions where the "machine" metaphor breaks down.

Mechanical Human Sciences Example: Testosterone replacement therapy for low libido is Mechanical Human Science. The logic is straightforward: identify a deficient hormone, supplement it, restore function. This works beautifully when the system is truly a simple input-output machine. It fails when the "deficiency" is caused by stress, relationship conflict, or depression—states that are not mechanical failures but adaptive responses the machine metaphor cannot comprehend.

by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026

Mechanical Social Sciences

A reductionist approach to studying society that models human behavior using principles derived from classical physics: equilibrium, linear causality, and predictable, law-like regularities. It treats individuals as interchangeable particles, societies as closed systems, and social change as a series of push-pull forces. This was the dominant ambition of 19th-century sociology (Comte's "social physics"), and it persists in certain economic models and policy frameworks that assume predictable responses to incentives.

Mechanical Social Sciences Example: Rational Choice Theory in economics is Mechanical Social Science. It assumes humans are utility-maximizing particles, markets are frictionless planes, and prices are forces that drive systems to equilibrium. This model is mathematically elegant and occasionally predictive—but it systematically fails when humans behave emotionally, culturally, or altruistically. It is physics envy applied to the messy, meaningful business of social life.

by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026

Probabilistic Mechanics

The branch of physics that deals with objects that aren't guaranteed to move when force is applied, but merely exist in a state of potential motion until observed. It's the science of why your dropped toast always lands butter-side down, why the bus you're waiting for has a 90% chance of arriving only after you light a cigarette, and why the line you choose at the grocery store will, with statistical certainty, be the slowest. It's less about Newton's laws and more about Murphy's Law, quantified.

Example: "I studied probabilistic mechanics for years just to understand my life. According to my calculations, the moment I hit 'send' on an angry email, there was a 97.3% chance the recipient would walk into my office before I could delete it. I was right."

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

Spacetime-Probability Mechanics

The branch of five-dimensional physics that describes how objects move through the combined manifold of space, time, and probability. Unlike classical mechanics, where an object's position is defined by three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, spacetime-probability mechanics requires specifying which probability branch you're in at any given moment. This explains why your keys seem to "teleport" between locations—they're not moving in space; they're shifting in probability-space, and you're just not observing the correct branch. The mathematics involve "probability vectors," "branch trajectories," and a complex function called the "universal wavefunction of lost items," which has so far resisted all attempts at analytical solution.

*Example: "He applied spacetime-probability mechanics to his morning routine, calculating that his phone had a 73% probability of being in the bedroom, 20% in the kitchen, and 7% in a dimension where he'd already left for work and was currently panicking without it. He checked the bedroom, found it, and felt like a five-dimensional genius. Then he realized he'd been holding it the whole time, which the equations had not accounted for."*

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

Spacetime-Probability Quantum Mechanics

The five-dimensional extension of quantum theory, proposing that quantum particles don't just have probability waves—they actually exist across all probability branches simultaneously, and what we call "wavefunction collapse" is just our consciousness synchronizing with a specific probability coordinate. This elegantly resolves the measurement problem (the particle was always in a definite probability branch; we just weren't observing it), explains quantum entanglement (particles share probability coordinates across space), and provides a framework for understanding why your computer only crashes when you have an unsaved document (you've shifted to a probability branch where the crash happens, while in other branches, you wisely saved and are now drinking coffee, victorious).

Example: "He tried to explain spacetime-probability quantum mechanics to his tech support person. 'My computer isn't crashing randomly,' he said. 'I've just shifted to a probability branch where the crash occurs. In another branch, it's fine, and I'm not calling you.' The tech support person said that in every branch where people called him with this kind of explanation, he hung up. He then demonstrated branch selection by hanging up."

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

N-Dimensional Mechanics

The branch of physics describing how objects move through N-dimensional space, where "move" is a concept that gets increasingly complicated as N increases. In 3D, you have six degrees of freedom (translation and rotation along three axes). In 4D, you have eight. In 11D, you have so many that your morning commute involves navigating through dimensions you can't perceive, which explains why you're always late—you took a wrong turn in the 7th dimension and didn't even notice. N-dimensional mechanics requires a new kind of intuition, one that most people lack, which is why N-dimensional mechanics papers are read only by their authors and the three reviewers who pretended to understand them.

N-Dimensional Mechanics *Example: "She calculated her trajectory through N-dimensional space to optimize her grocery store route. In 3D, it was a simple loop. In 4D, she could theoretically reach all aisles simultaneously. In practice, she still forgot the milk and had to go back, proving that some dimensions are more cooperative than others."*

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

N-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics

The extension of quantum theory to N dimensions, proposing that particles exist not just in superposition across probability space but across all dimensions simultaneously. In N-dimensional quantum mechanics, an electron isn't just a wavefunction in 3D—it's a hyperwavefunction in N-D, with components in dimensions we can't access. This explains quantum entanglement (particles share higher-dimensional connections), wavefunction collapse (observation selects not just a probability branch but a dimensional slice), and why your car starts making that weird noise only when you're already late (quantum mechanics hates you in all dimensions). The mathematics are so complex that even the equations have equations, and solving them requires computational resources from dimensions where computers are infinitely faster.

*Example: "He tried to explain N-dimensional quantum mechanics to his mechanic. 'The noise isn't in the engine,' he said. 'It's a quantum phenomenon involving dimensional superposition.' The mechanic said the noise was in the alternator, which existed in this dimension, and charged him $500. In another dimension, he fixed it himself and saved the money. He was not in that dimension."*

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026