RE: Why is there something rather than nothing? From quantum theory to dialectics?

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:43:13 -0800 

 

 

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Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 10:07 PM
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Subject: Re: Why is there something rather than nothing? From quantum theory to 
dialectics?

 

On 1/12/2015 8:44 PM, 'Roger' via Everything List wrote:

Roger: It seems to me, too, that there are problems with zero dimensions, or 
point particles.  I've never understood why physicists don't question the idea 
of a zero-dimensional point particle.  Oh well.


Of course they've questioned.  That's how they came up with string theory.

 

Which is an elegant aspect of String Theory, I think. The infinitely small 
zero-dimensional point is an assumption IMO (nothing in reality indicates any 
actual necessary for its existence), and it is an abstraction that causes all 
kinds of problems for physicists.

Even at the abstract level of meta-information: the finer the definition of a 
point (or any measured property in general) the bigger the definition must 
become, in order to hold the extra information required with each scale down 
into finer and finer grain sizes.

-Chris



Brent

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