[betty boop]

I did not understand the phrase, disincarnate knower, to be constrained in that fashion. Indeed, I don’t believe a theoretical physicist is “playing God” when he is conducting a thought experiment relative to subjects outside of space/time.

There's nothing wrong with "abstraction," as long as we're aware that's what we're doing. New insights are often gained from the process; but then they need to be "reconciled" with the facts of reality (which is not "abstract") in order to be truly useful. Hegel thought he could dispense with that latter step, facilitating the production of numerous ideologies that were inspired by his technique, and which still plague us today.

[Alamo-Girl]

That is an excellent point, betty boop! The abstraction can be useful but it can also be a terrible snare. It might be the mental equivalent of Level 4 bioresearch lab...