GRAVITY PROBLEMS -- off topic from {Falsifying a young Universe}

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and the talk around E=mc^2 helping perpetuate the horrible myth of nuclear power converting matter into energy in some way. This is one area I like to take the fifth over until I'm satisfied with the understanding of the recipient.

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I just watched a Nova program of Einstein and I heard about 5 physics experts proclaim that matter is converted to energy in nuclear reactions.Why do they keep perpetuating this myth?What is actually going on during fission? Does the nucleus split and all the electrons shift down in energy levels and therefore release large amounts of gamma radiation?And if this is true then why is the mass of the products less than the mass of the reactant?

Nice explanation.What is the bonding energy within the nucleus being converted to? High energy photons? Or is it more accurate to say that these photons were already there and involved in the binding of the protons and neutrons?With regard to your last comment about quarks, is it true that it will never be practically possible to split a proton or neutron? I remember a quote from a book I read a few years back that said something like:"Quarks are what protons would split into, if they could split, but they can't"

So what exactly is the conflict between these two theories? Is it just that gravity doesn't quantize?