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|[[Conceptual Manipulation]] - [[Principle Manipulation]] - [[Linguistic Manipulation]]
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|[[Metaphysics Manipulation]] - [[Law Manipulation]] - [[Axiom Manipulation]] - [[Truth Manipulation]]
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==Background==
'''Abstract Manipulation''' is the ability to manipulate, create, and destroy abstractions. This ability has many applications which vary. Abstract Manipulation is the indirect change of the world around the user by changing the underlying abstractions that govern the reality they exist. This can vary from many things and even include ideas such as concepts.


==Summary==
A concept is an idea/definition for anything concrete or abstract (E.g.: Concept of Time and Concept of Space) in the universe. By creating a concept, the user can define its fundamental bases and apply it in several ways or change existing concepts like reality or energy to enhance it or decrease its effects in various scales.
'''Conceptual Manipulation''' is the ability to manipulate, create, and destroy concepts. This ability has many applications which varies. Conceptual Manipulation is the indirect change of the world around the user by changing the underlying concepts which govern the reality they exist in.


Each concept is linked with its respective item. And thus, changing the concept will change every object in the same way the concept itself was changed, mirroring the same effort and thus, being the ultimate representation of what the concept is.
Each concept is linked with its respective item. Thus, changing the concept will change every object in the same way the concept itself was changed, mirroring the same effort and thus, being the ultimate representation of what the concept is. This does not bode the same for abstractions, where one could remove an abstraction without removing the concept. This is a very important thing to notice on the wiki when assigning this ability. As one with conceptual manipulation


==Possible Uses==
==Possible Uses==
*'''Concept Creation:''' The ability to create concepts, to add a concept to reality, changing the fundamental way of Reality. With the ability to create concepts, there is virtually nothing the user can do within his power range, as the underlying ways of reality are their's to command, to create a concept is to add it to all reality, to change the functions of the Universe to suit the new concept, resulting in changes across History and the Future.
*'''Abstract Creation:''' The ability to create abstract things, such as being able to add a concept to reality, changing the fundamental way of Reality. With the ability to create concepts, there is virtually nothing the user can do within his power range, as the underlying ways of reality are their's to command, to create a concept is to add it to all reality, to change the functions of the Universe to suit the new concept, resulting in changes across History and the Future. It's the absolute form of [[Law Manipulation]].
 
*'''Abstract Alteration:''' The ability to manipulate, alter, or change abstractions. The user of this ability can change how an abstraction or a concept functions, to change the concept of an Apple so that Apples are Green, or are living, resulting in them always being living and Green.


*'''Concept Alteration:''' The ability to manipulate, alter, or change concepts. The user of this ability can change how a concept functions, to change the concept of an Apple so that Apples are Green, or are living, resulting in them always have been living and Green.
*'''Abstract Destruction:''' The ability to destroy or remove an abstraction. The user of this ability can virtually destroy anything on a fundamental level, for higher level users they can remove a concept, meaning that it would never exist and [[Existence Erasure|never had existed]]. To restore the concept would require equal if not greater power, similar to restoring something destroyed on a conceptual level.
 
*'''[[Non-Standard Interaction|Abstract Attacks]]:''' The ability to cause more than physical interference by enforcing effects that extend to rewriting or damaging natural laws. The user can launch an attack that can directly affect abstract objects, including time, space, natural order, etc. The attack doesn't only damage the opponent with physical interference, but through abstract interference, by changing or actualizing the meaning of something, or damaging a concept directly. For example, a weapon that could kill an immortal being by forcing the concept of 'mortality' into their existence, or the ability to kill anything that lives by actualizing the concept of 'death' within its existence.
 
*'''Abstract Defense:''' The ability to protect against more than physical damage by enforcing or passively having effects that protect against reality rewriting attacks. The user can create or naturally possess a defense that can directly protect against attacks especially those that use abstract objects, including existence, time, space, unavoidable, etc. The defense protects the user from all forms of damage, through conceptual means, by becoming something conceptually impossible to harm, negating the effects of the cause, or by having a body that is the very concept of defense.
 
==Applications==
===[[Conceptual Manipulation]]===
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Conceptual Manipulation is the ability to manipulate, create, and destroy concepts. This ability has many applications which vary. Conceptual Manipulation is the indirect change of the world around the user by changing the underlying concepts that govern the reality they exist.


*'''Concept Destruction:''' The ability to destroy or remove a concept. The user of this ability can virtually destroy anything on a fundamental level, to remove a concept means that it would never exist and never had existed. And to restore the concept would require equal if not greater power, similarly to restore something destroyed on a conceptual level.
A concept is an idea/definition for anything concrete or abstract (E.g.: Concept of Time and Concept of Space) in the universe. By creating a concept, the user can define its fundamental bases and apply it in several ways or change existing concepts like reality or energy to enhance it or decrease its effects in various scales.


==Types==
Each concept is linked with its respective item. Thus, changing the concept will change every object in the same way the concept itself was changed, mirroring the same effort and thus, being the ultimate representation of what the concept is.
'''1''' - '''Platonic Concept:''' Platonic concepts are concepts borne from the Greek Philosopher Plato, where we what see around us are nothing more than imperfect imitations of the true thing, which exists in a higher, abstract plane of existence. Plato's analogy, with the shadows of the true abstract form being imprinted onto a wall, from which we see their forms. Plato described his forms as Aspatial and Atemporal within his writings in the Timaeus, and thus, Platonic forms are '''1-A''' by definition, the ultimate form of the item it represents. To destroy the Platonic form of a concept would to destroy all relating concepts and all copies of the Platonic concept, resulting in the concepts never existing and never to exist again.


'''2''' - '''Aristotelian Concept:''' Such concepts are abstract and govern all reality. These concepts shape everything, and changing them would either require the alteration of every object of the concept or, if manipulated directly, change all objects of the concept alongside the concept itself. These concepts, however, exist simultaneously with and are bound by the object of the concept. In this way, an abstract Aristotelian Concept can be destroyed by destroying all objects of the concept, restored by re-making an object of a previously existent concept, or changed by changing all objects of the concept across reality. This, however, does not qualify for this form of conceptual manipulation, and is rather treated as a byproduct of another action akin to a "domino effect". This type of conceptual manipulation can only be obtained if the abstract concept itself is changed directly, and not by indirect methods. For example, destroying humanity and thus "ending the concept of humanity" would not qualify, while directly "ending the concept of humanity" and thus destroying humanity.
'''Limitations'''
*One that transcends a concept one controls (I.E. X controls the concept of time and Y transcends time) will generally be unaffected.
*One that predates concepts will generally be unaffected.


'''3''' - '''Classical Theory:''' The Classical Theory of Concepts is the type of concepts often prescribed by sight and psychology, where we give the Concept based on sight and logic, and can associate Concepts with each other. Such as the Unmarried and Man coming under the Bachelor. Concept acquisition can be understood as a process in which new complex concepts are created by assembling their definitional constituents. Categorization can be understood as a psychological process in which a complex concept is matched to a target item by checking to see if each and every one of its definitional constituents applies to the target. These concepts are purely abstract, but are controlled by how they are viewed, to change the perception of the concept is to change the concept itself. Classical Theory of Concepts does not have a defined conceptual structure besides a underlying logical one, and is the simplest version of these concepts.
===[[Principle Manipulation]]===
The power to manipulate '''principles'''. Users can manipulate principles, the complete and fundamental underlying nature behind everything. Since principles are the basis and foundation for every concept that exists or doesn't exist, allowing the user to control, create, decide, destroy, or manipulate anything. In theory, this is a power beyond the scope of concepts because if there are no principles, there can be no concepts. However, this varies from verse to verse on how this is treated. [https://study.com/academy/lesson/fundamental-scientific-concepts-patterns-structure-function.html#:~:text=Concepts%20are%20ideas%20held%20in,and%20applied%20to%20specific%20situations. This is due to principles being connected to specific phenomena, like laws and theories].


==Limitations==
===[[Linguistic Manipulation]]===
*A Conceptual Manipulator's ability to destroy concepts may change the user's memories, and may not be able to restore the concept once destroyed concept once it has been obliterated unless shown otherwise.
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'''Linguistic Manipulation''' is the ability to manipulate the [[wikipedia:Linguistics|linguistics]] of words and terms including names, definitions, and context (For example: The user can control the words or terms, letter by letter and it can have a reality affecting change or manipulate the term of an ability or object where they can completely rewrite or remove their definitions.).


*Any and all Conceptual Manipulators are bound by the type of concept they have been shown to manipulate. A character able to manipulate a concept on a Type 3 level cannot manipulate any higher concept type.
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 2 October 2024

Abilities related to Abstract Manipulation
Related Abilities Conceptual Manipulation - Principle Manipulation - Linguistic Manipulation
Similar Abilities Metaphysics Manipulation - Law Manipulation - Axiom Manipulation - Truth Manipulation

Background

Abstract Manipulation is the ability to manipulate, create, and destroy abstractions. This ability has many applications which vary. Abstract Manipulation is the indirect change of the world around the user by changing the underlying abstractions that govern the reality they exist. This can vary from many things and even include ideas such as concepts.

A concept is an idea/definition for anything concrete or abstract (E.g.: Concept of Time and Concept of Space) in the universe. By creating a concept, the user can define its fundamental bases and apply it in several ways or change existing concepts like reality or energy to enhance it or decrease its effects in various scales.

Each concept is linked with its respective item. Thus, changing the concept will change every object in the same way the concept itself was changed, mirroring the same effort and thus, being the ultimate representation of what the concept is. This does not bode the same for abstractions, where one could remove an abstraction without removing the concept. This is a very important thing to notice on the wiki when assigning this ability. As one with conceptual manipulation

Possible Uses

  • Abstract Creation: The ability to create abstract things, such as being able to add a concept to reality, changing the fundamental way of Reality. With the ability to create concepts, there is virtually nothing the user can do within his power range, as the underlying ways of reality are their's to command, to create a concept is to add it to all reality, to change the functions of the Universe to suit the new concept, resulting in changes across History and the Future. It's the absolute form of Law Manipulation.
  • Abstract Alteration: The ability to manipulate, alter, or change abstractions. The user of this ability can change how an abstraction or a concept functions, to change the concept of an Apple so that Apples are Green, or are living, resulting in them always being living and Green.
  • Abstract Destruction: The ability to destroy or remove an abstraction. The user of this ability can virtually destroy anything on a fundamental level, for higher level users they can remove a concept, meaning that it would never exist and never had existed. To restore the concept would require equal if not greater power, similar to restoring something destroyed on a conceptual level.
  • Abstract Attacks: The ability to cause more than physical interference by enforcing effects that extend to rewriting or damaging natural laws. The user can launch an attack that can directly affect abstract objects, including time, space, natural order, etc. The attack doesn't only damage the opponent with physical interference, but through abstract interference, by changing or actualizing the meaning of something, or damaging a concept directly. For example, a weapon that could kill an immortal being by forcing the concept of 'mortality' into their existence, or the ability to kill anything that lives by actualizing the concept of 'death' within its existence.
  • Abstract Defense: The ability to protect against more than physical damage by enforcing or passively having effects that protect against reality rewriting attacks. The user can create or naturally possess a defense that can directly protect against attacks especially those that use abstract objects, including existence, time, space, unavoidable, etc. The defense protects the user from all forms of damage, through conceptual means, by becoming something conceptually impossible to harm, negating the effects of the cause, or by having a body that is the very concept of defense.

Applications

Conceptual Manipulation

Conceptual Manipulation is the ability to manipulate, create, and destroy concepts. This ability has many applications which vary. Conceptual Manipulation is the indirect change of the world around the user by changing the underlying concepts that govern the reality they exist.

A concept is an idea/definition for anything concrete or abstract (E.g.: Concept of Time and Concept of Space) in the universe. By creating a concept, the user can define its fundamental bases and apply it in several ways or change existing concepts like reality or energy to enhance it or decrease its effects in various scales.

Each concept is linked with its respective item. Thus, changing the concept will change every object in the same way the concept itself was changed, mirroring the same effort and thus, being the ultimate representation of what the concept is.

Limitations

  • One that transcends a concept one controls (I.E. X controls the concept of time and Y transcends time) will generally be unaffected.
  • One that predates concepts will generally be unaffected.

Principle Manipulation

The power to manipulate principles. Users can manipulate principles, the complete and fundamental underlying nature behind everything. Since principles are the basis and foundation for every concept that exists or doesn't exist, allowing the user to control, create, decide, destroy, or manipulate anything. In theory, this is a power beyond the scope of concepts because if there are no principles, there can be no concepts. However, this varies from verse to verse on how this is treated. This is due to principles being connected to specific phenomena, like laws and theories.

Linguistic Manipulation

Linguistic Manipulation is the ability to manipulate the linguistics of words and terms including names, definitions, and context (For example: The user can control the words or terms, letter by letter and it can have a reality affecting change or manipulate the term of an ability or object where they can completely rewrite or remove their definitions.).