Since first published in 1999, nether theory has been introduced in the following countries. This is according to actual feedback. There are probably people in other countries who have seen this website, but there is no way of knowing how many.
In alphabetical order:
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chechnya
China
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Netherlands
New Zealand
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Tejikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Simply because the theory was introduced does not mean that we have succeeded in doing anything except having people read it. Whether they understood it or had any preference for it is something else. However, where people read things, they tend to talk about them.
The reason that there is a predominance of countries which were once part of the USSR has to do with the more openminded and fair attitude of the scientists and editors in these countries. Apparently, they are truly seeking answers rather than just "guarding their own rice bowls" as was stated by one of my classmates. From what I have been able to understand, these folks actually have college professors who are allowed to think, conduct experiments, and seek knowledge that is "outside the box", and to examine ideas that are considered heretical in most of the universities in our western nations. At least it was that way until recently.
In early 2005, Marcelo Moreira Jr. of Brazil placed a page on the web dedicated to nether theory and subsequently translated a critical part of it into Portuguese. Since that time, the rankings for various parts of the theory on the web have vastly improved. Apparently, at least part of the engineering/physics community of Brazil are willing to examine something new in physics.
As of September of 2006, links to this website are known to have been placed on sites using the following languages.
English
French
German
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
It would be so very refreshing if our instutions of learning in the U.S.
would openly accept and encourage scientific curiosity as opposed to accepting and
encouraging obeisance to dated dogma.
Progress is slow in book distribution. To date, it is estimated that over 200 people have requested full sets of Behind Light's Illusion or the new CD which includes all the books in the set as well as the website. Numerous other sets have been sent to those who wished to give sets as gifts. Of those who have sets, over 90 are known to have shown continued interest, some of whom are enthusiastic enough to have passed the theory along to a number of other people. People with the CD's on Behind Light's Illusion are allowed to copy them for use by other interested people and the theory is being passed along in this manner also.
The feedback we receive is limited and we have no way of knowing how many people now have an interest in this theory. This website, the pages at the class website (USAFA), the website of Marcelo Moreira, and a several other sites which have links to this website and details on nether theory, definitely have interested people that we do not know about until much later. We can tell that the interest is growing by looking at what the search engines have for various subjects.
Of those people we know to have shown continued interest, at a conservative estimate over 90 now living have been extremely helpful in aiding in the research, promotion, proofreading, and other tasks regarding nether theory. This does not mean that all of them understand all of nether theory or that they would necessarily agree with all of it if they did understand it. It simply means that they have been kind enough to help - and for this we are very grateful. If nether theory is ever found to be erroneous in any way, the people who helped are not responsible for those errors. They are responsible only for being open-minded, discerning, and generous.
To date, it appears that more medical doctors are seriously interested in nether theory
than would have been suspected (although those with engineering,
physics, and math degrees outnumber them). We have no idea as to why medical
doctors should have this interest.
However, physics may be a break from the strain of practicing medicine.
Engineers, industrial physicists, physics majors, high school physics teachers, nurses,
ministers, and others are also included in the list of interested people.
In alphabetical order, our thanks goes to the following folks as of 3/12/05.