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Originally Posted by dleviwing Hi wisp; Why do you interpret ethereal matter as being particulate? If this is so, what causes it to form this structure?

dleviwing


My thoughts follow this line – The ether exists because force cannot act through emptiness, and so it is either a smooth fluid substance or it has some structure.

If it were a smooth continuous substance it would not be able to form solid structures, and would slow the motions of solid object passing through it. And we know that the ether does not slow objects.

However, if the ether had structure, it would be possible to isolate a small piece of it and it is likely this would be a small spherical particle. Since natures perfect shape is the sphere.

To create structures in this grainy ether, all you need is a strong binding force and gapes or holes in the ether. The ether will form fractal pattern around the holes and these would become the fundamental particles. The ether gets denser were there are no holes or matter, and becomes less dense nearer matter (this also was how Newton interpreted the aether).