More Denton: Orbiting teapots theoretically exist (Introduction)

by dhw, Thursday, March 24, 2016, 13:31 (3166 days ago) @ David Turell

dhw: I'm afraid I still think your heading “pure energy theoretically exists” is as pointless as “multiverses, 11 dimensions and invisible orbiting teapots theoretically exist”, and all the other theories so eloquently dismissed by Neil Turok under “Far out cosmology” (for which many thanks).-DAVID: My only point was to show you that despite Matt Strassler poo-pooing the energy matter debate as inseparable two parts of the same thing, cosmologic physicists are currently considering the existence of pure dark energy. God can be pure energy.-I understand your point. My points are (a) that the word “pure” is not used, and an unknown form of energy is not by definition “pure” energy, whatever that may be; (b) that cosmologic physicists have been considering the existence of all kinds of things which other cosmologic physicists and you yourself consider to be pie (or invisible orbiting teapots) in the sky. Theoretically, though, anything can exist, including the chance sparking of life, so this gets us nowhere.