Re: Is space-time real?

Dear stefanbanev:

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Dearstefanbanev:

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On May 15, 6:17 am, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Surfer wrote:
In mainstream physics, the space-time concept suggests
that past, present and future are all part of physical
reality.
This suggests that in principle it should be possible to
build time machines to allow travel backwards and
forwards in time.

First sentence:

The original is still above. It is in English. It is more or
less correctly puntuated. Your actions convey your intent to
irritate.

Surfer> In mainstream physics, the space-time concept
Surfer> suggests that past, present and future are all
Surfer> part of physical reality.

Second sentence:
Surfer> This suggests that in principle it should be
Surfer> possible to build time machines to allow travel
Surfer> backwards and forwards in time.

You may see that the beginning of second sentence
"This suggests..." is a direct consequences / followings
of the first one.

There is more than one way to arrive at his conclusion, however.
It is not required to make his "mental leaps" to arrive at that
particular destination.

Thus "Surfer" built his second sentence point on the first
sentence premise. Saying that the first "is not true" it
would be inconsistent to say that second is "unlikely";

Sorry, no. Is English not your first language? Consider the
works of Velikovsky. He was famous for making leaps from
disparate observations of the natural world, to some (occasional)
real insights. But the "mental leaps" he used are suspect,
frequently wrong, but at the very least, unattainable to the rest
of humanity.

if it is indented to be a reply to original post. If
second sentence is taken without first one and its
beginning "This suggests..." is cutoff than "unlikely"
statement would be totally consistent.

David> It is really funny / sad when people who take
David> no interest in what "mainstream physics"
David> really says, then go on to impress their own
David> misunderstandings on others.

Indeed...

.... as good an ending as any.

David A. Smith


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