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Are space and time the only fundamental constants of reality?

mattmark
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Posted 11/03/09 - 03:55 PM:	#11
"...we as rational beings could quantify them [space and time] across the whole of the universe." As an act of imagination, yes. We could and do. We now know, though, that the result is an imaginary universe that differs from the real thing. So if it's 'reality' you're after... "The question had to do with whether there were any other ever present "borders" on the definition of reality." Thanks for the clarification. Without pretending to come up with anything like an exhaustive list I can think of a few obvious additions: the logical law of identity, the law of non-contradiction, the principle of sufficient reason and the irreversibility of causality, for example. Edited by mattmark on 11/04/09 - 06:32 AM

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Posted 11/03/09 - 11:14 PM:	#12
FloydMcHenry wrote: If space and time are not "constant" they are still wholly relative, meaning, we as rational beings could quantify them across the whole of the universe. They are also ever present confines to reality. The question had to do with whether there were any other ever present "borders" on the definition of reality. I think I understand what you are asking, but I'm not entirely sure so please bear with me. The "borders" of reality, if any, depend on the individual. For example, a mystic might assert that reality has no limitations or borders. A relativist might insist that the question has no meaning outside of a specific context, etc.

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