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alpha0 · 5236 days ago · link · · parent · post: A thought-experiment about matter, space, and time.
> For this thought experiment, you must appreciate the notion that existence is a measure of relationships. The idea of existence without relationship, that existence precedes relationship, is philosophical, and by definition, there can be no evidence of it. For this experiment, you must consider that a relationship is not proof of existence, but is existence itself. Existence is not a state; it is a measure of relationships. If you don't appreciate this, there's not much point in reading on.
I do appreciate this but wonder what happened to identity? Minus this, this will reduce to 'just' [g] geometry... You mention distance, but your system is incomplete without the analog of proximity. I would encourage you to inject that notion into your thought experiment: 2 classes of particles exists: class 'F' occupies space exclusively; class 'B' particles do not ... [edit: I posted immediately after reading the OP; and this critique was apparently mentioned earlier by other members. Nevertheless hope this has added to the discussion.]