On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 5:47:09 PM UTC, John Clark wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:18 AM <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > *> motion can't be done in finite steps* > > > It can if Spacetime is granular, >
*It is unethical to truncate my comment in an attempt to win an argument. Of course motion can occur if spacetime is granular. That was the point of my argument. The assumption of infinite divisibility is the fallacy, which Zeno alerted us to. AG* > and even if it's not and Spacetime is continuous motion is still possible > and Calculus tells us how. > *How does an object in motion know about Calculus? As Phil points out, it doesn't. AG* But Zeno can not tell us which of these explanations is correct and so > joins the ranks of all the other ancient Greeks who are of absolutely no > help in solving modern cutting edge scientific, mathematical or > philosophical problems. > *You sound like a young fool who has no respect for his elders. Zeno pointed out something significant IMO. The fact that you fail to recognize it is your problem, not his. AG * > > John K Clark > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
