Sat 12 May, 2007 03:51 am - The question for me is "what does everything have in common?" Or rather I should ask "What does every concept have in common?" You can see why psychology comes into the mix?... (view)
Sat 12 May, 2007 03:39 am - [quote]BUT, just because this explains is doesn't mean it's true.[/quote]
I couldn't agree more. That's where the scientific method comes into play, ie, to keep testing the... (view)
Sat 12 May, 2007 03:27 am - [quote]For you to assume that two things must have "something in common" for one to affect the other is silly. There is no law in any of the sciences that says this is so. I don't... (view)
Fri 11 May, 2007 12:23 pm - fresco,
I see, but if there is a "structural coupling" (presumably an existential co-dependence) between inner and outer, then the two concepts become inseparable and effectively a... (view)
Fri 11 May, 2007 11:49 am - USAF,
The fundamental axiom that I'm working with is that two concepts (matter/energy and space-time) cannot enter into a relationship if they have nothing in common. You haven't... (view)
Tue 8 May, 2007 02:30 pm - [quote]As I pointed out before, you keep saying "to me." But just because something make sense to you doesn't mean it is at all based on reality. [/quote]
And vice-versa. Define... (view)
Tue 8 May, 2007 02:01 pm - AziMythe,
[quote]So I guess you're right! "Naive realist" it is. [/quote]
When fresco says "naive realist" he means those who consider their perceptions and... (view)
Tue 8 May, 2007 01:23 pm - rosborne979,
[quote]I think it's the curvature of spacetime which we interpret as a gravitational field. [/quote]
That's my understanding too.
[quote]Matter is energy, so I think... (view)
Tue 8 May, 2007 12:33 pm - USAF,
[quote]Gravitational fields is what bends and curves space-time.[/quote]
It seems inconceivable to me, that two completely different ideas (space-time and matter) can enter into a... (view)