Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-02-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
the following content - From: Bruno Marchal Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-27, 06:56:38 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? Hi Roger, On 25 Jan 2013, at 15:42, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Bruno Marchal Separated, yes. But accesible to all IMHO. But then why separate them? Why not allowing

Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-30 Thread Roger Clough
that. - Receiving the following content - From: Bruno Marchal Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-27, 06:56:38 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? Hi Roger, On 25 Jan 2013, at 15:42, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Bruno Marchal Separated, yes. But accesible to all IMHO. But then why

Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-25 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Bruno Marchal Separated, yes. But accesible to all IMHO. - Receiving the following content - From: Bruno Marchal Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-24, 15:07:59 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? On 24 Jan 2013, at 09:48, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Bruno Marchal and all

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-25 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 24 Jan 2013, at 22:41, John Mikes wrote: Bruno: WHAT 'evidences'??? I don't see what you are talking about. The word evidences does not appear in the quote. we have no way to judge them. We can bet on relations between them. We either accept the (belief-based) figment as

Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-24 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Bruno Marchal and all-- Rather than living in such a dreary scientific world, yhe point is to escape from the world of science into the world of Mind. - Receiving the following content - From: Bruno Marchal Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-23, 11:07:09 Subject: Re

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-24 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 23 Jan 2013, at 18:21, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:11:01 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 22 Jan 2013, at 23:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:20:58 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Craig Weinberg

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-24 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:59:03 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 23 Jan 2013, at 18:21, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:11:01 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 22 Jan 2013, at 23:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:20:58 PM

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-24 Thread Bruno Marchal
content - From: Bruno Marchal Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-23, 11:07:09 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? On 22 Jan 2013, at 22:52, John Mikes wrote: Richard: and what is - NOT - an illusion? are you? or me? we have no way to ascertain existence and qualia, we just THINK. Our

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-24 Thread John Mikes
Bruno: WHAT 'evidences'??? we have no way to judge them. We either *accept* the (belief-based) figment as REAL - i.e. TRUE, *or not*. The first case we call 'evidence'. Or: justification. Then base our belief (even system) on such. John (M) On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Bruno Marchal

Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Roger Clough
on and on. So I say that, whatever the cause, Berkeley's theory is just plain silly. - Receiving the following content - From: Stephen P. King Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-22, 08:39:30 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? On 1/22/2013 7:22 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Craig

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Roger Clough
Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-22, 15:38:50 Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ? On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:22:06 AM UTC-5, rclough wrote: Hi Craig Weinberg If you knew more about the history of philsophy, you'd know that Berkeley finally had to admit that the world out

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Stephen P. King
, Berkeley's theory is just plain silly. - Receiving the following content - *From:* Stephen P. King mailto:stephe...@charter.net *Receiver:* everything-list mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com *Time:* 2013-01-22, 08:39:30 *Subject:* Re: Is there an aether

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 22 Jan 2013, at 21:49, Richard Ruquist wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: That doesn't have anything to do with your straw man of my position. I have never once said that existence is contingent upon human consciousness. I state again

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 22 Jan 2013, at 22:52, John Mikes wrote: Richard: and what is - NOT - an illusion? are you? or me? we have no way to ascertain existence and qualia, we just THINK. Our science is based on SOME info we don't know exactly, not even if it is like we think it is. We calculate in our human

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 22 Jan 2013, at 23:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:20:58 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:49:09 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Craig

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Craig Weinberg
Weinberg javascript: *Receiver:* everything-list javascript: *Time:* 2013-01-22, 15:38:50 *Subject:* Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ? On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:22:06 AM UTC-5, rclough wrote: Hi Craig Weinberg If you knew more about the history of philsophy, you'd know

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-23 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:11:01 AM UTC-5, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 22 Jan 2013, at 23:28, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:20:58 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, January

Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-22 Thread Roger Clough
: everything-list Time: 2013-01-21, 11:53:45 Subject: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ? On Monday, January 21, 2013 4:53:25 AM UTC-5, rclough wrote: Hi Craig Weinberg That is such a silly pov. Because it's your pov, not mine. You don't understand what I am talking about so you keep pointing

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-22 Thread Stephen P. King
On 1/22/2013 7:22 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Craig Weinberg If you knew more about the history of philsophy, you'd know that Berkeley finally had to admit that the world out there is real prior to our individual observation because it is all observed by God. Hi Roger, This is a good

Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-22 Thread Richard Ruquist
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:49:09 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com wrote: That doesn't have anything to do with your straw man of my position. I have

Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-22 Thread John Mikes
Richard: and what is - NOT - an illusion? are you? or me? we have no way to ascertain existence and qualia, we just THINK. Our science is based on SOME info we don't know exactly, not even if it is like we think it is. We calculate in our human logic (stupidity would be more accurate) and then

Re: Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-22 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:20:58 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:49:09 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com

Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-21 Thread Roger Clough
: Craig Weinberg Receiver: everything-list Time: 2013-01-20, 11:20:07 Subject: Re: Is there an aether ? On Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:20:32 AM UTC-5, telmo_menezes wrote: Hi Craig, On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com wrote: The whole worldview is built

Re: Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-21 Thread Craig Weinberg
personally...to your cells and organs, that's another matter. - Receiving the following content - *From:* Craig Weinberg javascript: *Receiver:* everything-list javascript: *Time:* 2013-01-20, 15:47:31 *Subject:* Re: Re: Is there an aether ? On Sunday, January 20, 2013 2:40:53 PM

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-20 Thread Telmo Menezes
Hi Craig, On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.comwrote: The whole worldview is built on the mistaken assumption that it is possible for something to exist without sensory participation. When you fail to factor that critically important physical reality into

Re: Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-20 Thread Craig Weinberg
- *From:* Craig Weinberg javascript: *Receiver:* everything-list javascript: *Time:* 2013-01-20, 11:20:07 *Subject:* Re: Is there an aether ? On Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:20:32 AM UTC-5, telmo_menezes wrote: Hi Craig, On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Craig Weinberg whats

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-19 Thread Laurent R Duchesne
Empty Space is not Empty! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4D6qY2c0Z8 The so-called Higgs field is just another name for Einstein's gravitational aether. Mass is the result of matter's field interactions within itself and the space in which it sits, hence, the Higgs mechanism. Particles can

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-19 Thread meekerdb
On 1/19/2013 8:48 AM, Laurent R Duchesne wrote: Empty Space is not Empty! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4D6qY2c0Z8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4D6qY2c0Z8 The so-called Higgs field is just another name for Einstein's gravitational aether. No. There's no gravitational aether.

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-19 Thread Craig Weinberg
The whole worldview is built on the mistaken assumption that it is possible for something to exist without sensory participation. When you fail to factor that critically important physical reality into physics, what you get is senseless fields and the absurdity of particle-waves and aetheric

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, January 11, 2013 12:02:57 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at Roger Clough rcl...@verizon.net javascript:wrote: So either there's no ether, or light has a fixed velocity. No, light has a fixed velocity with or without the aether, it's a experimental result

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread Richard Ruquist
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, January 11, 2013 12:02:57 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at Roger Clough rcl...@verizon.net wrote: So either there's no ether, or light has a fixed velocity. No, light has a fixed

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, January 11, 2013 2:02:40 PM UTC-5, yanniru wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: On Friday, January 11, 2013 12:02:57 PM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at Roger Clough rcl...@verizon.net wrote:

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread meekerdb
On 1/11/2013 12:13 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: What we call light is a visual experience. EM radiation below the visible range is felt as heat. This means that the entirety of the character of the EM is defined by the receiver-transmitter relation. That's Feynman-Wheeler emitter/absorber theory

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, January 11, 2013 4:45:39 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/11/2013 12:13 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: What we call light is a visual experience. EM radiation below the visible range is felt as heat. This means that the entirety of the character of the EM is defined by the

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread meekerdb
On 1/11/2013 2:25 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, January 11, 2013 4:45:39 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/11/2013 12:13 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: What we call light is a visual experience. EM radiation below the visible range is felt as heat. This means that the entirety of

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-11 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Friday, January 11, 2013 5:45:19 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/11/2013 2:25 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: On Friday, January 11, 2013 4:45:39 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: On 1/11/2013 12:13 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: What we call light is a visual experience. EM radiation below the visible

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-10 Thread Craig Weinberg
The problem, in my view, is the term physical. *http://www.thefreedictionary.com/physical* 1.* a. * Of or relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. See Synonyms at bodily http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bodily. * b. * Involving or characterized by vigorous bodily

Re: Is there an aether ?

2013-01-10 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 10 Jan 2013, at 14:10, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Bruno Marchal Spacetime is physical, but space is not and time is not. That is, according to Descartes, Kant, Leibniz, and Einstein. That's why I find it hard to accept the revisionist view that the former interpretation of the M-M experiment,