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11903284 No.11903284 [Reply] [Original]

>matter is res extensa (extended thing)
>all elementary particles are zero dimensional points with no width or volume
Who was in the wrong here?

>> No.11903289

>>11903284
You.

>> No.11903299

>>11903284
Particles are in 3-dimensional real space. Since points take up space, I argue each point in real space has a size of 1/(aleph 1)

>> No.11903318

>>11903299
>Since points take up space,
They exist in space, they don't occupy space.

>> No.11903761

Elementary particles are not actually point particles. This is a formality for the math.
In actual physical objective reality, they take up space and look like little balls. There is no reason to do the math with this notion.

>> No.11903772

>>11903284
both. only strings are truly fundamental

>> No.11903788 [DELETED] 

>>11903318
If they occupy 0 space then the interval [0,1] would be a single point. Unless they have space between them.

>> No.11903791

>>11903318
If they occupy 0 space then the interval [0,1] would be a single point. Unless they have space between them. But of course then you could assign additional points to the space between them