Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-12-01 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
; To: everything-list <everything-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 1, 2016 8:01 pm Subject: Re: No gravity / no dark matter On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 10:02:49AM +1100, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On 2/12/2016 9:26 am, Russell Standish wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:26:25PM +0100

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-12-01 Thread Russell Standish
On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 10:02:49AM +1100, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On 2/12/2016 9:26 am, Russell Standish wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:26:25PM +0100, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >>I am not sure why he says that Einstein was wrong, as I am not sure > >>Einstein ever asserted that space-time or

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-12-01 Thread Bruce Kellett
On 2/12/2016 9:26 am, Russell Standish wrote: On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:26:25PM +0100, Bruno Marchal wrote: I am not sure why he says that Einstein was wrong, as I am not sure Einstein ever asserted that space-time or gravity was fundamental. To say that Einstein is wrong looks like a cliché

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-12-01 Thread Russell Standish
On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:26:25PM +0100, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > I am not sure why he says that Einstein was wrong, as I am not sure > Einstein ever asserted that space-time or gravity was fundamental. > To say that Einstein is wrong looks like a cliché in fashion, today. It's code speak for

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-12-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi Telmo, On 30 Nov 2016, at 21:33, Telmo Menezes wrote: Hello, What do you guys think of this? http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/remarkable-new-theory-says-theres-no-gravity-no-dark-matter-and-einstein-was-wrong Interesting, seems plausible to me, not so original (cf the explanation

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-11-30 Thread Brent Meeker
-Original Message- From: Telmo Menezes <te...@telmomenezes.com> To: everything-list <everything-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2016 3:33 pm Subject: No gravity / no dark matter Hello, What do you guys think of this? http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/remarkabl

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-11-30 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
ty / no dark matter Hello, What do you guys think of this? http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/remarkable-new-theory-says-theres-no-gravity-no-dark-matter-and-einstein-was-wrong Cheers Telmo. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" grou

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-11-30 Thread Russell Standish
"inflation in disguise"? Cheers On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 09:33:11PM +0100, Telmo Menezes wrote: > Hello, > > What do you guys think of this? > > http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/remarkable-new-theory-says-theres-no-gravity-no-dark-matter-and-einstein-was-wrong > >

Re: No gravity / no dark matter

2016-11-30 Thread Philip Benjamin
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No gravity / no dark matter

2016-11-30 Thread Telmo Menezes
Hello, What do you guys think of this? http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/remarkable-new-theory-says-theres-no-gravity-no-dark-matter-and-einstein-was-wrong Cheers Telmo. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubs

Dark Matter

2016-09-07 Thread John Clark
There are 2 recent papers ​about Primordial ​Black Holes and Dark Matter, both are in Physical Review Letters ​. In one ​ John Hopkins University ​ scientists say the rate that LIGO discovered ​Black Hole mergers is consistent with Dark Matter being made entirely of Primordial Black Holes. http

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
On Friday, November 28, 2014 8:49:33 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: The point is that galaxies should be expanding in relation to bound systems like stars and the solar system, in a similar manner to the universe though for a different reason (so almost certainly not at the same rate). And that

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread LizR
OK, I'm just curious to knowI don't know what plausible answers were provided, I don't recall any that addressed this point. Maybe I missed them, I don't have a lot of time to spend on this forum (or any forum...) I suppose if the amount of DM being annihilated is very small relative to the

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
of course. How can a piece of data involve a dark energy / dark matter interplay, with a calculated implication for the expansion of the universe, if the same data cannot at least say something about smaller scales. You are 100% in the logic IMHO. I'm sorry I didn't see it because I

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
point in terms of your actual line of inference. You are absolutely right of course. How can a piece of data involve a dark energy / dark matter interplay, with a calculated implication for the expansion of the universe, if the same data cannot at least say something about smaller scales. You

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Ruquist
noticeable effect. Is it supposed to be relatively negligible? Liz - I've got to admit I've only just now seen your point in terms of your actual line of inference. You are absolutely right of course. How can a piece of data involve a dark energy / dark matter interplay, with a calculated

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
On Monday, December 1, 2014 2:14:33 AM UTC, yanniru wrote: I posted a reference here that suggested how distant black holes could become correlated. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1308.0289v1.pdf I saw / have seen the argument...always read things you reference if see them. What I would say is

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Ruquist
I have read that reference. It is obvious that you have not. But then almost everything you post here is baloney. So it may not matter if you read the paper or not. Richard On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 9:25 PM, zibb...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, December 1, 2014 2:14:33 AM UTC, yanniru wrote: I

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
On Monday, December 1, 2014 2:30:05 AM UTC, yanniru wrote: I have read that reference. It is obvious that you have not. But then almost everything you post here is baloney. So it may not matter if you read the paper or not. Richard I read and we even exchanged about it. But there are

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Ruquist
That is exactly the same kind of correlation that Motl, Gharibyon, Penna and I are talking about. It is a form of cosmic entanglement. However, if you recall I extrapolated from GP's paper that black holes must be intelligent to be monogamus. And in a post to Bruno I speculated the particle wave

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
On Monday, December 1, 2014 4:24:38 AM UTC, yanniru wrote: That is exactly the same kind of correlation that Motl, Gharibyon, Penna and I are talking about. It is a form of cosmic entanglement. how do we know when an idea like cosmic entanglement is a good scientific idea or a catch-all

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread Richard Ruquist
Zibby, They may be interested, but they cannot publish such an interest and put their careers at risk. It is only emeritus types like myself that can put such speculations in print. What they can publish is the math behind the limited conclusion. David Deutsch is the exception. Zappy On Sun,

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-30 Thread zibbsey
On Monday, December 1, 2014 5:05:43 AM UTC, yanniru wrote: Zibby, They may be interested, but they cannot publish such an interest and put their careers at risk. It is only emeritus types like myself that can put such speculations in print. What they can publish is the math behind the

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread zibbsey
On Thursday, November 27, 2014 8:49:02 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: Still no comment on the fact (if it is a fact) that if galaxies are losing mass thru dark matter annihilation, they should be expanding. It's a fact, Bruno's estimate levels are too low at present obviously reasonable accepted

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread LizR
The point is that galaxies should be expanding in relation to bound systems like stars and the solar system, in a similar manner to the universe though for a different reason (so almost certainly not at the same rate). And that should be visible as we look back in time. So it's an acid test for

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread Bruce Kellett
the distinction between galaxies and other bound states? Galaxies and clusters of galaxies are as much gravitationally bound states as stars and solar systems. I don't understand why you should expect them to expand, unless dark matter is decaying and radiating energy out of the system

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread Richard Ruquist
becomes obscured. Why the distinction between galaxies and other bound states? Galaxies and clusters of galaxies are as much gravitationally bound states as stars and solar systems. I don't understand why you should expect them to expand, unless dark matter is decaying and radiating energy out

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread Bruce Kellett
between galaxies and other bound states? Galaxies and clusters of galaxies are as much gravitationally bound states as stars and solar systems. I don't understand why you should expect them to expand, unless dark matter is decaying and radiating energy out of the system

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-28 Thread LizR
On 29 November 2014 at 11:59, Richard Ruquist yann...@gmail.com wrote: I have wondered if space is expanding by adding on more space, keeping the space of say our galaxy intact. Or is the actual space within our galaxy getting bigger, along with each of us. And if the latter, how would we

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-27 Thread zibbsey
On Thursday, November 27, 2014 2:52:48 AM UTC, Liz R wrote: On 26 November 2014 at 22:05, zib...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:50:00 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: And I said that it seemed to me that if dark matter was being destroyed galaxies should be expanding

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-27 Thread LizR
Still no comment on the fact (if it is a fact) that if galaxies are losing mass thru dark matter annihilation, they should be expanding. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-27 Thread Bruce Kellett
LizR wrote: Still no comment on the fact (if it is a fact) that if galaxies are losing mass thru dark matter annihilation, they should be expanding. The reports I have seen about possible detection of dark matter annihilation events suggest a rate that is far too low to have any appreciable

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-26 Thread zibbsey
On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:50:00 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: And I said that it seemed to me that if dark matter was being destroyed galaxies should be expanding, and asked if there was any observational evidence to support this. Liz, you said it right at the start...but the point is only

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-26 Thread LizR
On 26 November 2014 at 22:05, zibb...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:50:00 PM UTC, Liz R wrote: And I said that it seemed to me that if dark matter was being destroyed galaxies should be expanding, and asked if there was any observational evidence to support this. Liz

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-25 Thread Richard Ruquist
The article was about the bad fit. On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:58 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: On 25 November 2014 at 11:53, Richard Ruquist yann...@gmail.com wrote: The continuing tests have been done. The results are in. That is what the article is about. I only saw references to a

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-25 Thread LizR
And I said that it seemed to me that if dark matter was being destroyed galaxies should be expanding, and asked if there was any observational evidence to support this. On 25 November 2014 at 23:44, Richard Ruquist yann...@gmail.com wrote: The article was about the bad fit. -- You received

Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread zibbsey
http://www.space.com/27852-dark-energy-eating-dark-matter.html my comment is testimony. my worldview predicted this. honest. -- 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,

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread Richard Ruquist
Isn't this news a few months old? On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:05 PM, zibb...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.space.com/27852-dark-energy-eating-dark-matter.html my comment is testimony. my worldview predicted this. honest. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread zibbsey
On Monday, November 24, 2014 9:17:09 PM UTC, yanniru wrote: Isn't this news a few months old? dunno, I just saw it now on the Mind list on yahoo groups -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread LizR
Shouldn't this be testable? If DM is disappearing then galaxies should be expanding as there is less mass holding them together, surely? (And large scale structure may also be different now from what it was in the past.) Is there evidence of this sort of change? On 25 November 2014 at 10:48,

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread Richard Ruquist
The continuing tests have been done. The results are in. That is what the article is about. On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 5:32 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote: Shouldn't this be testable? If DM is disappearing then galaxies should be expanding as there is less mass holding them together, surely?

Re: Is Dark Energy Gobbling Dark Matter, and Slowing Universe's Expansion?

2014-11-24 Thread LizR
On 25 November 2014 at 11:53, Richard Ruquist yann...@gmail.com wrote: The continuing tests have been done. The results are in. That is what the article is about. I only saw references to a bad fit with CMBR measurements, there was no mention of expanding galaxies. -- You received this

Dark Matter and Energy: Ratios In Ignorance

2014-02-09 Thread Craig Weinberg
If Dark Matter and Dark Energy represents 96% of the “known” universe, even if it paradoxically turns out that we know virtually nothing about it, what other kinds of ratios-in-ignorance lurk as shockingly in our self-significant lives? There are 23% of Dark Matter and 73% of Dark Energy

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-08 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Liz, For the first part of my answer to the question of in what sense might space be absolute see my new topic post on 'Newton's Bucket and Mach's Principle'.. Edgar On Friday, February 7, 2014 9:57:32 PM UTC-5, Liz R wrote: On 8 February 2014 15:45, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-08 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Brent, and Liz, We have to be careful in our choice of words here. It is quite clear that e.g. during relative motion of frames A and B, that each sees the other's clock running slower. So the two frames DO NOT give the same results here. However when one twin returns with a different clock

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-08 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 3:36:08 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Brent, and Liz, We have to be careful in our choice of words here. It is quite clear that e.g. during relative motion of frames A and B, that each sees the other's clock running slower. So the two frames DO NOT give the

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-08 Thread LizR
On 9 February 2014 04:36, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: Brent, and Liz, We have to be careful in our choice of words here. It is quite clear that e.g. during relative motion of frames A and B, that each sees the other's clock running slower. So the two frames DO NOT give the same

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Namely that however you jig it, there's still going to be huge spacetime distortion representing the sun and a tiny one representing the earth, which - I thought - had to

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:36:02 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Brent, and anyone else since Brent is not answering my more difficult questions, Take this example: Consider A on the earth and B in geosynchronous orbit directly overhead. By definition there is NO relative motion

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Ghibbsa, I'm not sure that works because it assumes there is an absolute space background (sort of like the aether) defined by the NON-rotating center of the earth. Why would that be the case? In other words what is that hell of a lot faster motion relative too, and why do we choose that frame

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:04:42 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, I'm not sure that works because it assumes there is an absolute space background (sort of like the aether) defined by the NON-rotating center of the earth. Why would that be the case? In other words what is that

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread meekerdb
On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Namely that however you jig it, there's still going to be huge spacetime distortion representing the sun and a tiny one

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Friday, February 7, 2014 9:37:17 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: Namely that however you jig it, there's still going to be huge spacetime distortion representing the sun and a

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Ghibbsa, Well yes, basically that's it. The question I have is why we have to choose one frame over the other to get the correct results. Edgar On Friday, February 7, 2014 5:17:41 PM UTC-5, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:04:42 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:30:06 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: Namely that however you jig it, there's still going to be huge

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread meekerdb
On 2/7/2014 2:45 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:30:06 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:34:50 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, Well yes, basically that's it. The question I have is why we have to choose one frame over the other to get the correct results. Edgar I see what you are asking, or think so. But unfortunately it goes beyond

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread meekerdb
On 2/7/2014 5:53 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:34:50 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, Well yes, basically that's it. The question I have is why we have to choose one frame over the other to get the correct results. You don't. But in almost

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:44:30 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 2:45 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:30:06 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:27:14 AM UTC, Brent wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 2:43:37 AM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:44:30 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 2:45 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:30:06 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread LizR
On 8 February 2014 15:45, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: but can you throw the relative character out of the window, and speak of an 'absolute landscape' implied by relativity theory that is made up of all the gravity wells, that definitely suggests a 'reality' that goes beyond the principle of

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread meekerdb
On 2/7/2014 6:43 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:44:30 AM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 2:45 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:30:06 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/7/2014 1:37 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-07 Thread LizR
One could consider the rest frame of the CMBR as an absolute landscape I suppose. One over which the Earth is hurtling at some rate, iirc. On 8 February 2014 16:28, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 2/7/2014 6:43 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, February 8, 2014 12:44:30 AM

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-05 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Brent, and anyone else since Brent is not answering my more difficult questions, Take this example: Consider A on the earth and B in geosynchronous orbit directly overhead. By definition there is NO relative motion whatsoever. Nevertheless A's clock runs slower than B's and both A and B

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-05 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, Correct. Yes, plenty of things are not relative. And any notion of a cosmological spacetime is just a useful approximation. Penrose's 'Road to Reality' points out that properly speaking all dimensional world views exist as observer centered individual 'manifolds', and these are not

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-03 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Brent, First thanks for recommending Epstein's book Relativity Visualized. It turns out though that I seem to have independently invented 'Epstein diagrams' myself since I use them both in my book and in my 1997 paper. However I always thought the concept was obvious and never even thought of

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 1, 2014 6:21:41 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Edgar L. Owen edga...@att.netjavascript: wrote: Jesse, Yes, that being at the same point in spacetime is CALLED the present moment that I'm talking about. But your present moment goes

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry akin to the surface of a world, and if the speed of light is constant, then you could draw dots around that world for exact intervals of the speed of light, in which case the light

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread meekerdb
On 2/2/2014 4:13 AM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry akin to the surface of a world, and if the speed of light is constant, then you could draw dots around that world for exact intervals of the speed of light, in which case the light arrives at each

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry akin to the surface of a world, and if the speed of light is constant, then you could draw dots around that

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread meekerdb
On 2/2/2014 12:44 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry akin to the surface of a world, and if the

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:44:07 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry akin to the surface of a world, and if the speed

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:16:09 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 12:44 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental geometry

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:13 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:44:07 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: Jesse - if the assumption is a fundamental

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread meekerdb
On 2/2/2014 3:17 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 9:16:09 PM UTC, Brent wrote: On 2/2/2014 12:44 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13 AM, ghi...@gmail.com

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:32:26 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:13 PM, ghi...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:44:07 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 3:45:24 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 7:13

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Monday, February 3, 2014 5:38:59 AM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:32:26 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:13 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 8:44:07 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread ghibbsa
On Monday, February 3, 2014 6:12:18 AM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Monday, February 3, 2014 5:38:59 AM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:32:26 PM UTC, jessem wrote: On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:13 PM, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sunday, February 2, 2014

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-02 Thread meekerdb
On 2/2/2014 10:12 PM, ghib...@gmail.com wrote: Namely that however you jig it, there's still going to be huge spacetime distortion representing the sun and a tiny one representing the earth, which - I thought - had to bias the objectively true relation between the sun and the earth for the

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread ghibbsa
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 2:35:49 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Dear Ghibbsa, Thanks for stepping in. And quite pleased to see you accept the obvious fact that the twins DO share a common p-time present moment with different clock times. , There are major distinctions between

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Ghibbsa, I'm wondering why you'd want to suddenly change the subject from time to a rather rambling post on epistemology? Perhaps you were afraid you might be coming close to agreeing with me on a present moment and afraid of the public consequences of that here on this group? I agree you'd

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 1, 2014 2:00:16 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, I'm wondering why you'd want to suddenly change the subject from time to a rather rambling post on epistemology? I don't see it as epistemology save in the most literal sense of the word with no baggage allowed.

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:53:06 PM UTC, ghi...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, February 1, 2014 2:00:16 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, I'm wondering why you'd want to suddenly change the subject from time to a rather rambling post on epistemology? I don't see it as

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: And of course it is OBVIOUS that the twins share a common present moment when they compare clocks. Otherwise they couldn't compare clocks now could they? The fact that they can compare clocks, and agree for example that

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jesse Mazer laserma...@gmail.com wrote: The fact that they can compare clocks, and agree for example that twin A's turning 30 coincides with twin B's turning 40, is because they are making the comparison at the same point in spacetime (assuming ideal

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Ghibbsa, Boy, you are really taking some giant leaps here! Just because I point out that a local present moment is obvious IN NO WAY is a claim that that insight is original with me! That's a crazy inference. The fact is that 99.999% of everyone on earth throughout history has had the same

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, Yes, that being at the same point in spacetime is CALLED the present moment that I'm talking about. You are probably repeating the claim that 'coordinate time' falsifies p-time. It doesn't. Coordinate time is an attempt to explain the obvious problems with clock time not actually

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Quentin Anciaux
You're so a joke... cannot doubt your own genius eh ! 2014-02-01 Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net: Jesse, Yes, that being at the same point in spacetime is CALLED the present moment that I'm talking about. You are probably repeating the claim that 'coordinate time' falsifies p-time. It

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread ghibbsa
On Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:13:29 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, Boy, you are really taking some giant leaps here! Just because I point out that a local present moment is obvious IN NO WAY is a claim that that insight is original with me! That's a crazy inference. The fact is

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, Perhaps i could understand better what you are saying if you could kindly explain in detail step by step a COORDINATE time analysis of how the twins start at the SAME point in spacetime and end up at the SAME point in spacetime but with different clock times. And please describe what

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: Jesse, Yes, that being at the same point in spacetime is CALLED the present moment that I'm talking about. But your present moment goes beyond that and says that there is an objective common present moment for events

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, Not correct. My present moment does NOT say that there is an objective common present moment for events that are *not* at the same point in spaceTIME (my emphasis). My theory says that there is a common universal present moment shared by all points in SPACE, not spaceTIME. Because

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: Jesse, Not correct. My present moment does NOT say that there is an objective common present moment for events that are *not* at the same point in spaceTIME (my emphasis). My theory says that there is a common universal

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Feb 2014, at 18:13, Edgar L. Owen wrote: Ghibbsa, Boy, you are really taking some giant leaps here! Just because I point out that a local present moment is obvious IN NO WAY is a claim that that insight is original with me! That's a crazy inference. The fact is that 99.999% of

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, No, it's not just semantics. It's my definition of the present moment. You claim the present moment means something else, but then you don't even believe there IS a present moment which seems a little strange! But be that as it may. The example you give is just standard relativity

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, PS: If coordinate time is just saying that when the twins meet up again they are actually at the SAME point in spacetime, but we don't know (can't agree) what clock time that corresponds to then I agree completely. That is exactly what my theory says and what I've always said. I just

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Edgar L. Owen edgaro...@att.net wrote: Jesse, PS: If coordinate time is just saying that when the twins meet up again they are actually at the SAME point in spacetime, but we don't know (can't agree) what clock time that corresponds to then I agree completely.

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, You already told us that the twins ARE at the same point in spacetime when they meet up again. Is that not an OBJECTIVE fact? Do we not actually KNOW that? The twins most certainly DO KNOW it because they can shake hands and look at each other's clocks at the same time. How can you

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Russell Standish
On Sat, Feb 01, 2014 at 03:46:37PM -0800, Edgar L. Owen wrote: c. Therefore during the trip there must always be a one to one correspondence between those actual present moments even though the clock times are not in synch. Because they both begin and end in that present moment and never

Re: A theory of dark matter...

2014-02-01 Thread Edgar L. Owen
Jesse, You said it was just a label that seemed to imply otherwise, but I'm glad we agree it is an objective knowable fact that the twins meet in an ACTUAL same point in both time and space even with different clock times. That's what I've always exactly said the present moment was. By actual

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