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Is the universe discrete or continuous?

Name: Anonymous 2007-06-17 15:23 ID:sOAYxmbS

What proof is there that the universe is discrete and what proof is there that the universe is continuous?

You can never know if the universe is discrete for certain since even if it appears so there may still be some undetectable phenomena you are unaware of.

You can never find evidence to suggest the universe is continuous as there can never be a scientific instrument capable of infinite accuracy.

Name: Anonymous 2007-06-17 15:39 ID:J87BZO53

And you can never know that you're not just dreaming all this, etc.

Science isn't about absolute truth.


As for discrete vs. continuous: We've slowly been uncovering more and more discreteness in physics, so I wouldn't be surprised if everything, including spacetime, turned out to be discrete (or more accurately; 'turned out to be best described by a discrete model').

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