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| From | Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy |
| Subject | Re: The Shape of the Universe. |
| Date | 2018-04-28 00:16 +1000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <pbvbdq$84o$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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hanson wrote on 27/04/18 01:18: > > "Daniel60" <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote: > > hanson wrote on 26/04/18 06:33: >>> "Tom Roberts" <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> "Daniel60" <daniel47@eternal-september.org> wrote: >>>>>> And, of course, the Universe is expanding ... in all directions >>>>>> three dimensions!! >>> "Klaus Meinhard" <k_meinhard@gmx.de> wrote >>>>> ahem - 4? >>>> >>> "Tom Roberts" wrote: >>>> No. At least not in the usual modeling of the world as a 4-d >>>> Lorentzian manifold. In such a model, we analysts are outside the >>>> model [#], and we can (necessarily) examine the model at any time or >>>> place (where those words refer to time and place in the model, not >>>> our analysts' world). So over analysts' time the model is fixed >>>> (i.e. not 'expanding'). >>>> >>>> [#] Even if we are modeling the universe we inhabit. We humans >>>> cannot possibly be part of the model, but we are part of the >>>> universe. >>>> >>>> This is the origin of the MISLEADING and PUNFUL claim "nothing moves >>>> in spacetime". That phrase conflates time in the model to time to us >>>> analysts. Yes, as analysts' time advances the model does not change >>>> (or 'move'). But for objects in the universe being modeled, motion >>>> certainly is possible. >>>> >>>> Back to the original issue: to us in the universe, space is >>>> expanding over time. But it makes no sense to claim "time is >>>> expanding", so our universe is expanding in 3 dimensions, not 4. >>>> > hanson wrote: >>> So, if "space is expanding" what is space expanding into? >>> Has anybody ever observed, measured and recorded the >>> "thing" that our 3D space is embedding in? >>> Modeling nature is just palavering about observations. >>> Modeling is not physics. Modeling is Philosophy! >>> > Daniel wrote: >> When you blow up a balloon, does the inside of the balloon know what >> it is expanding into?? >> -- Daniel >> > hanson wrote > Modeling is not physics. Modeling is Philosophy! > With that in mind, Daniel, ask your balloon, and > philosophize, whether the inside of your balloon knows what YOU are > doing.... LOL! >> > You may get the perfect answer from SwineBert > Glazier who talks to the bucket that he shits into > and has profound conversions with, like you > just did with the balloon you are blowing into. > <snicker>...<chortle>...ahahahAHAHA...ROTFLMAO > Sorry, Hanson, you might know balloonese, but I do not. -- Daniel
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-04-18 00:42 -0700
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2018-04-18 17:33 +1000
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-04-22 13:48 -0700
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-04-18 13:33 -0400
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-04-20 10:07 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-04-23 10:31 -0500
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-04-24 20:48 +1000
Re: The Shape of the Universe. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-04-24 08:49 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2018-04-24 08:50 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-04-24 23:21 -0500
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-04-25 20:25 +1000
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Klaus Meinhard <k_meinhard@gmx.de> - 2018-04-25 08:53 +0200
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-04-25 20:28 +1000
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-25 13:33 -0700
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-26 00:00 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-04-29 03:06 +0200
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-04-26 19:44 +1000
Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-26 08:18 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Daniel60 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2018-04-28 00:16 +1000
Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-27 07:46 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Lofty Goat <rlwatkins@gmail.com> - 2018-04-28 12:33 -0500
Re: The Shape of the Universe. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-04-28 14:34 -0400
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-04-28 22:33 -0500
Re: The Shape of the Universe. benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-04-29 03:17 -0400
Re: The Shape of the Universe. "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2018-04-29 09:21 -0400
Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-29 07:26 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-04-28 11:44 -0700
Re: The Shape of the Universe. Klaus Meinhard <k_meinhard@gmx.de> - 2018-04-27 09:47 +0200
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Re: The Shape of the Universe. "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-04-25 15:33 -0700
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