BB,
Thank you for your most excellent and interesting analysis.
In the late ‘80’s, early ‘90’s, I became interested in deriving a universe density/time relationship based on Plancks constant and Newtons gravitational constant.
I eventually derived a simple equation that seemed to show the universe was gaining mass over time, but was expanding even faster, so the density was going down, and the universe would expand forever.
No biggie... I’m not a professional, just a hack of sorts...
Then, I was reading an abstract relating to universal expansion written by Sima and Sukenik of Bratislava university in Czechoslovakia. They have written a long series of abstracts and papers showing what they term the “Expansive, Non-Decelerative Universe” meaning not only is the Universe expanding, it is speeding up, not slowing down, and will go on forever.
You will note this is exactly what has been deemed to be recently observed and is the basis for the whole “dark energy” idea.
Lo and Behold!!!
On page three, in the middle of the page, there sits the equation I developed about 1992. In an abstract put together in 1999!!
I patted myself on the back a few times...
It seems to me that these two different orders of description are, "in the language of philosophy," two different categorical orders. And evidently, you have noticed that, too.
In his own time, Newton wouldn't have had a clue what to think/do about Planck. Or Einstein or Bohr for that matter.