Why are atoms any particular size? As small as we think atoms
are, they could still be infinitely smaller, or infinitely larger.
There are no rules in physics that says matter is x size because of y,
or the speed of light is c because of b. The laws of physics just
define their mechanical nature or characteristic based on themselves.
Actual size is virtually meaningless from a physics standpoint.
When
I talk size, I'm talking scale, not dimensions from our perspective of
scale. If everything was scaled down precisely 50% for example, our
rules of physics would not change, nor would our perspective. Nothing
would change from our point of view. Our static view would remain
static regardless of any discreet or undetected change in the underlying
reality even though the entire universe was 50% less.
I
think we have a preconceived bias towards a static perspective because
of our earthly existence, but the real truth is, a static reality has
never been proven to exist. Yes, we keep looking for that answer, but
there is no mathematical evidence to prove or even suggest any constant
is purely static. The speed of light is the speed of light because
that's what it is, and that's all we know. That goes for all constants,
but that's not proof from a scientific standpoint. That's just a
declaration of an observation we don't fully comprehend, much less
understand. From a scientific standpoint, it's like believing in Santa
Claus because your parents told you, and that's not very scientific..
We don't know why or if constants are actually constant. That's the
facts.
Once we disregard any bias
towards a static existence, and look again at our perspective of
expansion, we have to question it as a scientific probability. A
scaling process would look exactly like an expanding process if our
perspective was merely relative to the process. All of physics hinges
on the constants we observe.
Seeing
might be believing in everyday life, but beliefs have no place in
science. We either know something or we don't in science. Beyond
verifiable mathematical proof, all else is conjecture or speculation.
If we can see two answers to the same problem logically, and
mathematically we can't determine which answer is true and which one is
false, then we're simply left with two equal possibilities from a
mathematical standpoint.
We've assumed elements within the universe are static in nature, without mathematical proof. The observations aren't proof, they are evidence. As we've unequivocally proven in quantum mechanics, nature isn't always what is appears to be, so the evidence is circumstantial which is leading us to conjectural definition at best. Observations are a matter of perspective. It might be right, but we don't know that, and I most certainly don't believe it no matter who is telling me they know the answer. They don't, and neither do I.
We've assumed elements within the universe are static in nature, without mathematical proof. The observations aren't proof, they are evidence. As we've unequivocally proven in quantum mechanics, nature isn't always what is appears to be, so the evidence is circumstantial which is leading us to conjectural definition at best. Observations are a matter of perspective. It might be right, but we don't know that, and I most certainly don't believe it no matter who is telling me they know the answer. They don't, and neither do I.
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