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Originally Posted by dleviwing

Pat;
Unfortunately we do not have any experience reference to say what fundamental matter is other than stating it is the only physical entity of the universe. Our only method of knowing it is to know its properties and how its behavior is modified by these properties. The analysis of current terms of science defining properties results in realizing only motion and bonding is required to explain them all; including anti-matter.

The thermodynamic term “degrees of freedom” is the

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Originally Posted by dleviwing

Yes; in fact many of them! It’s energy, it’s space, it’s weak force, it’s strong force, it’s gravity, it’s fields, it’s stars, it’s black holes, it’s your and it’s me; it is also every physical phenomena not mentioned. If dark matter and dark energy exists, they are of this stuff. If antimatter exists, it is of this stuff, if ghosts exist they are of this stuff and if god exists it is of this stuff. Anything with form or shape is fundamental matter. The only something that does not have form or

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Originally Posted by Lloyd Gillespie

IMO Pat, string theory has so far showed itself to be a flop, except as a possible better explanation of gravity, as David has pointed out, also. Lee Smolin is one of the leaders in quantum gravity research. Check out his ideas. It may help. Lee also has little faith in string theory. At the least, he points out its failures, over the years, in his newest book; "The Trouble With Physics..."

Lloyd

Originally Posted by Lloyd Gillespie

Pif, you can accept the ground states of the three existing(quantum,

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Originally Posted by dleviwing

FP;
Two out of three an't bad. Time has no meaning to a universe without the creature that thinks; unless you believe a clock is time. Don't quote Albert to me unless you know how to correct his mistakes.


Good point Nobody; but do you really believe there ARE paradoxes in nature? If so, show me one. I’m not the one making the claim so I’m not the one who needs to provide the proof. That’s like saying there is a god and asking someone to prove you wrong. I don’t

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Originally Posted by Lloyd Gillespie

Nobody, a great lady already made philosophy's most important statement. That was Ayn Rand; "There are no paradoxes. If you think you've found one, check your premises. One of them is wrong." She was an excellent epistemologist, and most sensible physicists agree with her. Of course, sensible physicists are like sensible gurus; There's only 1% on each side.

As to laws of nature, they are only our understandings of how she works. Nature needs no laws, she just is, and just

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