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  1. What article are you referring to? Could you post a link here?

     

    For instance time is as real, and can be defined by the physical changes that occur within an interval. Time then is a comparison of changes by use of a standard which we call a clock. Space is as real as the distance between at least two physical entities, or the volume which encompasses contiguous matter. Space then is a comparison of distances by use of a standard such as a comparison with the size of the physical units that space separates, via a ruler of sorts, or by comparison with a light year, etc.

     

    "When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter." (Albert Einstein) Of course simplicity . . . .

     

     

    The article is at the underlined link in the initial post.

    A theory based on the assumed framework of linear space and time, of course, must show no separate existence of space and time from matter. Time can be defined by changes within an interval. But now the opinion arises that time has to be defined not only by such an interval, but also in dependencence from space units which could vary depending on the density etc. The same, inversely, would be true for space.

    Using an alternative framework depending, as proposed, on quantum numbers, could certainly lead to different results and possibly make accessible the hypothetical primary matter.

     

    Yes it was the BBC that established the answer to the universe is 42.

     

    ref: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

     

     

    Thanks for the very friendly words. But you should have seen that the travel aims not only at the galaxies, but also at the elementary particles, and even at things on our Earth. Is this arrogant, or what else ? Doubts about the basic framework are uttered. Arguments would be better than polemics.

  2. If we see space and time as generated by mass and energy, it is suggested to develop reduced physics, giving up the notions of space and time The article published now on a website has not passed the peer review of NATURE, but nevertheless it seems to be a very different and attractive way to tackle the question of a primary system. This approach could even reconcile scientists with recent development in minimal arts and allow for a modern definition of the term of transcendence.

    As neither the standard model nor the Big Bang model nor even the relativity theory with the cosmological constant are free of hypothetical assumptions mainly in form of interpreted constants, the only two hypothetical assumptions in this article seem to be justified. First the old argument of Occams razor that our world is basically simple, - much simpler than all those really complicated theories in actual cosmology and elementary particle physics. Second the pretty obvious conception that quantum numbers are more basic than space and time. This may allow for completely new conclusions about a possible identity of energy and antimatter.

  3. Virtually every major scientific development since the inception of the scientific method has been opposed by the church and the list of scientists who have suffered persecution at the hands of religious establishments reads like a who's who of significant contributors.

     

    Whilst many people use apologetics to try and reconcile the two philosophies, it's extremely difficult to find an example of religion aiding a scientific development and extremely easy to find many examples of the religious establishment directly impeding science. Harmony between the religious establishment and secular science is largely wishful thinking.

     

    http://www.jstor.org/pss/1027380

    http://www.annclinla...nt/37/3/295.pdf

    http://cscs.umich.ed...rshalizi/White/

    http://www.huppi.com...hristianity.htm

    http://www.sunclipse.org/?p=626

    but:

    http://www.ars-una.net/thealltheory.htm

     

    All these arguments, of course, are undeniable. But that exactly is the reason why nowadays such a strong difference is made between religion and religiosity. Religion in a modern sense should always mean religiosity and thereby exclude all the establishment. Only the establishment can hinder new developments, but personal religiosity certainly is a way to insight and can help as kind of a guideline to where the borders of knowledge are, - something of importance for scientific work.

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