tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713237.post6520731997604895673..comments2023-10-26T07:58:59.447-07:00Comments on Nettelhorst's Ramblings: Quantum Weirdness for MondayR.P. Nettelhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106488052559474781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713237.post-85267890858264216302008-06-02T11:23:00.000-07:002008-06-02T11:23:00.000-07:00I always think it's a mistake when we too quickly ...I always think it's a mistake when we too quickly attribute philosophical significance to a scientific principle. I would argue that the vacuum energy merely shows that so-called "empty space" is not really "nothing." Space can be considered a field between surrounding matter, much the same way that an electromagnetic field fills the space between charged bodies. This would no more be "nothing" than the energy emitting from the sun could be considered "nothing."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00222357272293174173noreply@blogger.com