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NoNukes Inactive Member |
My question goes to the beginning of gravity. I understand that. But consider that the accepted theories of the origin of the universe do not include the origins of matter, energy, momentum, or tension-stress. Gravity is present whenever those things are present. Perhaps the problem is that the BBT is not the origin of everything story your question assumes it to be.Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. William Lloyd Garrison. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8513 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
he leaves me with the impression gravity is metaphysical in origin. Dr. Schroeder's musings on forcing his science to justify his religion are not new. Creationists have been down that path many times. It is not surprising that his views strike a chord with you. To counterpoint, have you read other scientists, some maybe without a pre-determined religious goal? Brian Greene? Michael Berry? Lee Smolin? If you want a real head trip try Lisa Randall's Warped Passages. Her views on gravity are quite interesting and you will come away from that one with quite a different perspective on the whole universe. [in edit] Have you looked at General Relativity? At this time this is our best, most tested and successful, theory of gravity, how it works, where it comes from. Nothing magical about it. Just follow the contours of space-time. Edited by AZPaul3, : No reason given.
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Panda Member (Idle past 3712 days) Posts: 2688 From: UK Joined:
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shadow writes:
From my (limited) understanding of gravity, that is like asking how the gap between 2 objects came into existence. My question is, are there any theories as to How Gravity came into existence?The gap is a natural emergent property of 2 objects existing and gravity is a natural emergent property of matter/energy existing. I think the question would be more accurately phrased as: "How did matter/energy come into existence?"."There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane
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shadow71 Member (Idle past 2933 days) Posts: 706 From: Joliet, il, USA Joined: |
NoNukes writes:
Perhaps the problem is that the BBT is not the origin of everything story your question assumes it to be. If BBT is not origin of everything, we do know that gravity exists. So there should be some explanation as to how gravity came into existence. Or at least some theories. If not it may well be that gravity is metaphysical as Schroeder suggests. I guess I am looking for some studies or opinions based on scientific evidence why Schroeder may be wrong.
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shadow71 Member (Idle past 2933 days) Posts: 706 From: Joliet, il, USA Joined: |
Thanks for the sources.
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shadow71 Member (Idle past 2933 days) Posts: 706 From: Joliet, il, USA Joined: |
Panda writes: Good point. I assume we have no idea at this time. This leads me to the point where we may have to acknowledge that we may never know. That in fact these are metaphysical.
I think the question would be more accurately phrased as: "How did matter/energy come into existence?".
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
I guess I am looking for some studies or opinions based on scientific evidence why Schroeder may be wrong. How about some quotes or pointers to Schroeder's writings?Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. William Lloyd Garrison. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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shadow71 Member (Idle past 2933 days) Posts: 706 From: Joliet, il, USA Joined: |
NoNukes writes:
How about some quotes or pointers to Schroeder's writings? In "The Hidden Face of God", Schroeder talks about the energy/ matter relationship, the quantum wave functions show that all matter is energy and all energy is information .That all activities comply with the universal forces, for example the four forces gravity, the strong and weak forces and the electromagnetic force are in effect, as is all the universe so wonder filled that everything is not "natural" but comes from the metaphysical. As examples he talks about the Pauli exclusion principal that forbids 2 electrons in an atom or molecule from occupying an exactly equivalent energy state, and if that were not true the electrons orbiting around the nucleus would fall to the lowest level and in effect there would be no possibility of chemilcal reactions. He goes on about the extraordinary unity of the energy forces that it is not natural but metaphysica.
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NoNukes Inactive Member |
He goes on about the extraordinary unity of the energy forces that it is not natural but metaphysical. Sounds like some form of ID/fine tuning argument to me. I'm trying to work up some interest in picking up the book, but I cannot find much info about "The Hidden Face of God" on the net other than some reviews that do not pique my interest. I'm probably not going to have any serious comment until I am more familiar with what Shroeder is discussing.Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846) The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. William Lloyd Garrison. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8513 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 5.3 |
I'm probably not going to have any serious comment until I am more familiar with what Shroeder is discussing. You might be interested in this critique of Schroeder's The Hidden Face of God It goes into some detail on his arguments. It is not flattering, but then the errors in fact that Schroeder gives are a bit disconcerting since he is a physicist. I found this combined review of his first 3 books enlightening. Same critique of his errors of physics facts. My feeling is that Schroeder is a typical religionist trying to shoehorn physics into some support of biblical efficacy.
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shadow71 Member (Idle past 2933 days) Posts: 706 From: Joliet, il, USA Joined: |
AZPaul writes: I hope your considering Scott Oswer's backgournd and the site he reprsents that states it "promotes a naturalistic worldview." You should be alert for some bias in his review.
My feeling is that Schroeder is a typical religionist trying to shoehorn physics into some support of biblical efficacy.
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8513 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 5.3
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Did you read the review? Do you see the arguments against Schroeder? Do you see the factual errors highlighted in his arguments?
quote: Well, there you go. Enjoy.
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 284 days) Posts: 16113 Joined:
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I hope your considering Scott Oswer's backgournd and the site he reprsents that states it "promotes a naturalistic worldview." You should be alert for some bias in his review. Bias can only take a man so far. It can make Oswer want to find errors in Schroeder's work, but it can't actually create errors in Schroeder's work. Schroeder himself has to do that.
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 284 days) Posts: 16113 Joined: |
You keep using this word "metaphysical". What would it even mean for gravity to be "metaphysical"?
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ringo Member (Idle past 411 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined:
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shadow71 writes:
I'm not happy with the notion that something could "be" metaphysical instead of natural. We can propose metaphysical explanations for phenomena that don't have a physical explanation (yet), such as lightning, but it's only the explanation that is either physical or metaphysical. The phenomenon itself just "is".
Is it natural or metaphysical?
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