Physical continuum

[NickH.]

Physical matter does go on forever if you continue cutting it up.

[imatfaal]

Nick - welcome to forum.

 

Could you maybe expand a little on what you are saying - or at least explain what prompts you to be so certain.

 

Physically there are fundamental particles that the standard model does not treat as divisible - the quarks (which make up protons and neutrons) and the electron are examples. Now I am pretty sure you don't have evidence that these particles are built up from/by smaller particles - so it must be a philosophical position, and no one is in a position to argue and attempt to refute that position without a greater knowledge of how you arrived at it

[NickH.]

Nick - welcome to forum.

 

Could you maybe expand a little on what you are saying - or at least explain what prompts you to be so certain.

 

 

What prompts me to be so certain is logic. It is a logical position I took.

 

Physically there are fundamental particles that the standard model does not treat as divisible - the quarks (which make up protons and neutrons) and the electron are examples. Now I am pretty sure you don't have evidence that these particles are built up from/by smaller particles - so it must be a philosophical position, and no one is in a position to argue and attempt to refute that position without a greater knowledge of how you arrived at it

 

Supposedly the smallest theoretical particles are strings. If it is shown to be true, then I suppose that even they are made up of some type of objects.

Edited September 12, 2012 by NickH.