Hi Richard Ruquist I think the problem is with the word "strings". It's confusing, because it causes you to make a mental picture of strings and so consider them as actual physical strings in space.
But strings only exist on paper, not in the physical word. They're just equations, descriptions of how particles move. Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/22/2012 Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him so everything could function." ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Richard Ruquist Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-08-22, 06:50:00 Subject: Re: Re: Leibniz's theodicy: a nonlocal and hopefully best mereology Baloney. Strings are extended in space. Where did you get that from? On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:53 AM, Roger Clough <rclo...@verizon.net> wrote: Hi Stephen P. King ? Unlike everyday strings, the strings of string theory are not extended in space. The particles they describe, however, are extended in space. ? ? Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/22/2012 Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him so everything could function." ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Stephen P. King Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-08-21, 15:25:31 Subject: Re: Leibniz's theodicy: a nonlocal and hopefully best mereology On 8/21/2012 12:19 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 8/21/2012 4:10 AM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi guys, ? Neither CYM's nor strings physically exist--?nstead, they represent things that exist. Anything in equation form is itself nonphysical, although the equations might describe something physical. The equations of string theory describe strings.? So how does it follow that strings aren't real.? That's like saying a sentence that describes my house shows that my house isn't real. I agree that string theory (or any other theory) is a model of reality and not reality itself.? But, if it's correct, it refers to reality or at least some part of reality - like, "My house is green." refers to a part of reality, but "My house is blue." does not. Brent ?? When and if string theory makes a prediction that is then found to have a physical demonstration we might be more confident that it is useful as a physics theory and not just an exercise in beautiful advanced mathematics. The LHC is looking for such evidence... ? For example, if I live at 23 Main street, 23 Main Street is not my house, it is my address.? ? ? ? Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/21/2012 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- Onward! Stephen "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." ~ Francis Bacon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.