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Originally Posted by CraigS
Alex;
I know of 3 different types of reality:
1) Physical Reality - eg: Jack Russel dogs exist because they can be measured, weighed and charaterised, repeatedly by anyone (not just me);
2) Reality in one's own mind - eg: "I imagined that giant Jack Russels exist then I observed a big mountain that must've been caused by a giant Jack Russel. So therefore, they're real (but nobody else knows that, except me). A better example without the irony may be feeling hungry - hunger is real, folks but when I'm hungry I'm the only one who knows it;
3) Reality by Concensus - what politicians practise - eg: "Giant Jack Russels exist because me, my mate and everyone else agrees that they do - so they are real".
But Gravity (or the 'force of attraction) falls well and truly into (1) above. ?? Illusion ?? - Only if one's mind is in either of the other two realities !!
Cheers
PS: A topic for a separate post, methinks !!
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Sorry for being late to reply Craig.
I agree with your comments but again note that the area of particle physics is not one where one buys some scales and tape and runs out and write down all the answers.
I made the comment that finding a neutrino was not easy..check this but one example of the difficulty in measuring ..er even finding something the standard model includes in the game...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0109002326.htm
Now that is one of many stories on the difficulties dealing with finding and measuring a neutrino...one candidate for dark matter. And what about the HB I dont think it at this point fits reality one ... and notwithstanding all the good reasons why it is there the reality (1) is that it is not yet a reality.
So why be so harsh on a mug like me with no budget
I cant produce a PP or take the premise past speculation.
but the reality as always comes down to available funding...so I conclude cash is the only reality worth considering..... but give me $250,000,000 and I will search for the rest of my days for whatever you like....
alex
