Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Brent Meeker
On 9/7/2018 5:35 PM, Martin Abramson wrote: Are you saying that galaxies etc. moving away  ftl  are not moving relative to spacetime because spacetime is expanding at the same scale factor? Is the universe, as it expands, creating vast new amounts of spacetime Yes. Brent or just

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Martin Abramson
Are you saying that galaxies etc. moving away ftl are not moving relative to spacetime because spacetime is expanding at the same scale factor? Is the universe, as it expands, creating vast new amounts of spacetime or just stretching existing spacetime thinner and thinner? Are there any theories

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Philip Thrift
This question is something I've wondered about, and it still seems *odd*, but maybe this is the best answer? As the universe expands, why don't galaxies get stretched out? *There is enough matter in a galaxy that the matter within the galaxy is not affected by the expansion of the universe.

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Martin Abramson
Thanks Brent. You say the space is growing faster than light in a sense but not relative to spacetime. How can space not be relative to spacetime? On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 12:49 AM Brent Meeker wrote: > The expansion of the universe is not a speed. It's not even measured in > the units of speed.

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Philip Thrift
On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 3:59:08 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 6 Sep 2018, at 21:48, Philip Thrift > > wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:47:46 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >> On 6 Sep 2018, at 17:04, Philip Thrift wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday,

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
> On 6 Sep 2018, at 22:01, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 2:48:53 PM UTC-5, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:47:46 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> On 6 Sep 2018, at 17:04, Philip Thrift > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday,

Re: The codical-material universe

2018-09-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
> On 6 Sep 2018, at 21:48, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:47:46 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: > >> On 6 Sep 2018, at 17:04, Philip Thrift > >> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 4:23:23 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >>> On 5 Sep