Hello everyone ---------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:00:27 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MD] Quality-as-pre-conceptual/MOQ as conceptual. > > > > > 1) The laws of physics are the same since Newton as they were when the > galaxies were being formed (though they might > have been different in the fraction of a second after the Big Bang). > > 2) The law of gravity is a law of physics. > > 3) :. The law of gravity is the same since Newton as it was when the galaxies > were being formed. > > [ Dan] >> Who formulated the law of gravity when the galaxies were forming? >> Were there little scientists floating around watching, formulating? >> And, if there really were little scientists floating around billions of >> years ago, how would we know?
>Craig: > So if the laws of physics are the same on Mars as on earth, then there must > be little green men > on Mars formulating those laws. > Or are there no laws of physics on Mars? I guess it was just luck that the > Mars rover works so well > there! Dan: Well, yes, but the researchers who sent the rovers to Mars used the laws of physics. At a time before the laws of physics (or the law of gravity) were formulated, they didn't exist. You're not suggesting the rovers were sent to Mars hundreds of years ago, are you? From what I understand, they've been on Mars 5 years and counting (after being designed to operate for 3 months!). Your statements above point to a time billions of years before the advent of humanity, not the surface of Mars in 2009. Or have I misread what you wrote? In addition, I am no physicist but from my meager reading on the subject, there appears to be many competeing laws of physics as well as many laws of gravity. A quick Google revealed 27 different "laws of gravity." It all depends upon the content in which they're being applied. So when you say the laws of physics existed billions of years ago, which laws? I suggest a re-reading of the passage from ZMM concerning gravity might shed some light on this. Hell, while you're at it, may as well read the whole book again. It really is wonderful. Thanks, Dan _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
