Greetings to all of you citizens of three dimensions. My name is N, and I am an omniscient being. Well, that is perhaps a bit of an overstatement, but I can say most definitely that I perceive all dimensions. I can oversee the various universes made possible by combinations of dimensions. I possess the ability to understand beings in their respective universes with an all-encompassing perspective to which they are not privy.
This knowledge, which is extremely valuable, may perhaps appeal to you, either for the advancement of your own understanding or merely to profit from a universe which, from my vantage point, is completely determined--I can explain exactly what is transpiring in your universe simply by analyzing what is occurring in higher dimensions.
"But what are these higher dimensions that you speak of?" you ask.
You three dimensional folk are no different from the citizens of other dimensional universes, mocking lower dimensional beings for their lack of understanding, but stubbornly refusing to acknowledge any higher dimension that could determine your very universe. Well, I feel as though it is time that you citizens of 3D learn to accept the truth that there are higher dimensions which supersede you, cause you, and allow you to be examined from "above".
What I am presenting you with this afternoon are testimonies from characters from a variety of universes, each determined by its number of dimensions. In each universe, I will offer an account of an individual who lives in it. You will notice the following pattern pervade each of their stories:
1) that each individual will not be able to conceive of anything higher than the maximum dimension of his or her universe, however will hypocritically fail to be able to provide the answers to many "philosophical" questions that he or she may have.
2) that since the stories succeed in order of dimension, the addition of a new dimension allows for an understanding of all lower dimensions.
To make my goal in delivering this lecture explicitly clear, I am here today to stimulate your use of analogical reasoning: just as you see that lower dimensions are causally determined by your higher dimension, you should realize that there are higher dimensions "above" you which define your existence. This may offend your tri-dimensional sense of pride, and may make you think your world unimportant. But think to your great Copernicus, whose achievement in physics offended your sense of pride for a short while, but ultimately provided you with something far more important: a measure of greater understanding.