PSI Blog 20251215 Are
Perfectly Solid Matter and Perfectly Empty Space Possible?
No.
Thanks to Jesse
Witwer for this question:
“Incidentally,
another philosophical question for you. I know that in some of your work you
discuss that all of the universe is comprised of a proportion of
"perfectly empty space" and "perfectly solid matter". How
deeply have you considered this?”
[GB: Well, as you
know, those are only imaginary. There is no such thing as perfectly solid
matter or perfectly empty space.[1] In
reality it is impossible for the universe to produce such things because they
are only ideas. They are valuable concepts though—sort of like the open doorway
that allows you to walk through it. When the door is closed, it might just as
well be considered solid matter. Of course, the doorway contains matter: air
molecules, which are so small that we can’t even see them. They have so little mass
that you can push them aside. The door itself always contains empty space in
addition to whatever matter it consists of. That mass usually is sufficient to
prevent your entry.
Thus, all matter
contains space and all space contains matter. That forms a continuum I define
as the:
“MATTER-SPACE CONTINUUM. A range or series of microcosms that are
slightly different from each other and that exist between what we imagine to be
perfectly solid matter and perfectly empty space. Like all idealizations,
perfectly solid matter and perfectly empty space do not and cannot exist.”[2]
Your question
reminds me of a discussion involving the “block universe” idea that was going
around. The claim is that, if matter is infinitely subdividable, then slicing
and dicing it infinitely would end up with solid matter. That is not possible
either. Why? Because each portion of the Infinite Universe contains what
appears to be matter and empty space. Subdivision slices both the matter and
the empty space ad infinitum.
That is also handled
by our Tenth Assumption of Science, interconnection (All
things are interconnected, that is, between any two objects exist other objects
that transmit matter and motion). The opposite is the Tenth Assumption of
Religion, disconnection (There may be perfectly empty space between any two objects).
Now, perfectly empty space, being only an idealization cannot exist anywhere.
In other words, nonexistence in the Infinite Universe is impossible. Our own
existence bears this out.
The closest anyone has come to realizing perfectly solid
matter is the black hole concept. At one time Stephen Hawking calculated that black
holes were so dense that they blocked light entirely and did not radiate.
However, before he checked out, he admitted black holes were grey.[3]
Per the Sixth Assumption of Science, complementarity
(All things are subject to divergence and convergence from other things)
they dissipate like all other things in the universe.[4]
In other high-pressure environments light atoms are forced
together forming heavy atoms. In our Sun, hydrogen is fused together to form
helium. In older stars this process advances to form heavy atoms such as gold,
silver, uranium, etc. However, the pressures in black holes are so great that the
usual spectrographic methods would not detect any atoms whatsoever. This could
mean the constituents of atoms, which ultimately are aether particles
(aetherons), could be the only things left. Of course, per Infinite Universe
Theory, aetherons must contain what we once called aether-2 particles.[5]
Where the compression stops, if at all, is unknown, but one thing is assumed:
there is no perfectly solid matter.
Perfectly empty space has never been found either. That is
because aether exists everywhere. Attempts to form a perfect vacuum might get
close, but they always fail. The vacuum chamber itself, must consist of atoms,
which are held together by pushes from other atoms or aetherons.
Google AI says this:
“…specialized cryogenic systems have indirectly measured
pressures as low as 6.7 fPa, approaching the vacuum of deep space by reducing
particles to around 100 per cubic centimeter.”
Of course, these are only experiments. A
believer in disconnection could continue to hope that perfectly solid
matter and perfectly empty space eventually will be found. Don’t bet on it!]
PSI Blog 20251215
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[1] MATTER. An abstraction for
all things in existence. Above all, matter always contains other things within
and without, ad infinitum. There are two basic types of matter: baryonic and
aether. Although baryonic matter is what we ordinarily observe, aether is tiny
and normally not directly detectable. Both have mass produced by constituents
subject to interactions demonstrated by the E=mc2 equation. Both are
portions of the universe and have three XYZ dimensions. The “solid matter” of
the idealist does not exist.
[2] Borchardt, Glenn, 2025,
The Scientific Worldview: Beyond Newton and Einstein (2 ed.): Walnut Creek, CA,
Progressive Science Institute, p. 498. https://gborc.com/TSW25
[3] Lewis, Geraint, 2014, Grey
is the new black hole: Is Stephen Hawking right? The Conversation, APA citation,
Accessed 20251210 https://gborc.com/Greyholes
[5] Puetz, S.J., and
Borchardt, Glenn, 2011, Universal Cycle Theory: Neomechanics of the
Hierarchically Infinite Universe: Denver, Outskirts Press, 626 p. https://gborc.com/UCT
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