[alnitak]

Lynds' solution to all of the paradoxes lay in the realisation of the absence of an instant in time underlying a bodies motion and that its position was constantly changing over time and never determined. He comments, "With some thought it should become clear that no matter how small the time interval, or how slowly an object moves during that interval, it is still in motion and it's position is constantly changing, so it can't have a determined relative position at any time, whether during a interval, however small, or at an instant. Indeed, if it did, it couldn't be in motion."

Most people believe there are a succession of moments and that objects in motion have determined positions. [This second quote, from the Prof, refers to quantization of time and space.]

To a layman like me, Lynds seems to be saying that time and space aren't quantized. In other words, quantum theory is blown out of the water????!!!?? That would be hugh.

[js1138]

No, this is Hugh...

[Socratic]

"To a layman like me, Lynds seems to be saying that time and space aren't quantized. In other words, quantum theory is blown out of the water????!!!?? That would be hugh."

It may be that he is saying that even the most macroscopic processes are quantized. Instead of moments in time, perhaps we should think of constantly changing vectors (this would still preserve the notion of causality and still allow for quantum uncertainty).

[cornelis]

That would be hugh.

At least it's something to hink about.