Does Something Other Than Matter Exist?

[Jimmy]

I don't think that's true

They use the scientific method to empirically study reality

Which is not something you do

They can’t study something they can’t observe.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I gave the answer in my first post. Everything is energy which may become matter and vice versa.

Energy is regarded as a quantitative property.

 

[Jimmy]

The LHC provides much more than guess

They can’t study something they can’t observe. Scientists don’t know what makes up dark matter. They simply don’t know because we don’t have the technology to see smaller particles.

 

[George-ananda]

I gave the answer in my first post. Everything is energy which may become matter and vice versa.

So, then is your answer to the OP question (Does Something Other Than Matter Exist?) =
'No, nothing other than matter/energy exists'?

If so, any speculation on why/how matter/energy exists?

 

[ChristineM]

Science doesn’t know. I say yup.

You are welcome to your opinion.

I do note that you use scientific particle physics to post that science just guesses.

 

[ChristineM]

They can’t study something they can’t observe.

As i said, see the LHC

They can observe quantum particles and their actions

 

[Jimmy]

You are welcome to your opinion.

I do note that you use scientific particle physics to post that science just guesses.

At the moment those particles are in existence.

 

[Eddi]

They can’t study something they can’t observe.

They can theorise about things that cannot be directly observed and then check those theories

And they are still more grounded in reality than you

 

[Jimmy]

As i said, see the LHC

They can observe quantum particles and their actions

I’m talking smaller than quantum particles. Beyond that it’s all guesses and hypothesis.

 

[Jimmy]

They can theorise about things that cannot be directly observed and then check those theories

And they are still more grounded in reality than you

They make hypotheses and there’s many of them and they’re all different when it comes to the smallest particles that can’t be observed

 

[ChristineM]

They can’t study something they can’t observe. Scientists don’t know what makes up dark matter. They simply don’t know because we don’t have the technology to see smaller particles.

We are not talking dark matter, it is irrelevant to this conversation.
Science however does know it exists by inference of its gravitational effects

 

[ChristineM]

I’m talking smaller than quantum particles. Beyond that it’s all guesses and hypothesis.

And irrelevant.

As far as i am aware no one is guessing smaller than quantum.

 

[Jimmy]

We are not talking dark matter, it is irrelevant to this conversation.
Science however does know it exists by inference of its gravitational effects

Right but they don’t know what it’s made of. So it is relevant to this conversation because we’re talking about matter and what it’s made of.

 

[Eddi]

They make hypotheses and there’s many of them and they’re all different when it comes to the smallest particles that can’t be observed

I'm sure they will get to the bottom of things eventually and unearth the realities of how the physical world works

 

[ChristineM]

Right but they don’t know what it’s made of. So it is relevant to this conversation because we’re talking about matter and what it’s made of.

There are a lot of things that we don't know what they're made of. Given time we will know.

It's exciting times

 

[Jimmy]

And irrelevant.

As far as i am aware no one is guessing smaller than quantum.

Preon

 

[Jimmy]

And irrelevant.

As far as i am aware no one is guessing smaller than quantum.

Virtual particles

 

[ChristineM]

Preon

Hypothetical.

 

[ChristineM]

Virtual particles

Not physically existing

 

[Jimmy]

Hypothetical.

Right you said as far as you know no one is guessing smaller than quantum. That’s why I’m telling you that people are guessing about preons. It’s all guesswork beyond quantum. that’s the whole point of this thread to talk about what matter is made up of.