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Originally Posted by renormalised
I think in this case, Steven, their argument on matter/antimatter is more a difference of opinion on what you define as matter and antimatter. Being a case of philosophical semantics..."what do I think I am". "Antimatter" people might think they're ordinary matter and call us antimatter, which actually would be true from their point of view  |
Antimatter people are very much in the minority so their opinion doesn't count (isn't that how democracy works
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The fact that we can differentiate between matter and antimatter allows an argument on semantics.
It reminds me of a "discussion" I once had with a smart a*se know all kid who asked me how I could tell the difference between a piece of paper made of ordinary matter from and one made of antimatter. I said to him if you write your name on the ordinary piece of paper and looked in the mirror you would see a reversed image. Write on a piece of antimatter paper (and assuming you don't annihilate yourself in the process), the image isn't reversed. That completely confused him yet it was a subtle lesson of the role of parity in matter and antimatter.
Regards
Steven