The Vision Pro Experiment
Goler's attempt to spatially register subjective observations — presented on the Shawn Ryan Show (#320, July 9, 2026) — and what it can and cannot show.
Why spatial registration matters
The core unresolved question is whether independent observers report the same symbol at the same coordinates. Verbal reports are too vague; free-floating descriptions can't be compared precisely. If observers could mark where in the field each form appeared, cross-subject comparison becomes measurable.
What Goler says the software does
Per his public descriptions (SRS #320 and related appearances), participants use Apple Vision Pro to view the laser stimulus and indicate symbol locations, with ambitions toward brain-state correlation and systematic cross-subject comparison. He presents this research as an attempt to determine whether exact correspondence exists — an open question, not a settled result.
Important limitations
The stronger tests
- Rotate the stimulus — does the perceived configuration rotate with it?
- Mirror the stimulus — does the percept mirror?
- Change the speckle — do forms track surface/grating changes?
- Independently generated stimuli — different gratings/surfaces per participant.
- Coherent vs non-coherent matched conditions — is coherence necessary?
A positive result surviving these manipulations would be genuinely dramatic. The full logic lives at What Would Prove It?