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maeklos
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I was wondering if anyone could shed light on the non-contiguous properties of space-time? Named, how either space or time must have holes in it.<br /><br />As in, if space were contiguous, as in, being made up on a smooth fabric, then movement would be impossible. Why? Well, as we all learn in basic math, between any two points chosen arbitrarily on a line lie an infinite number of pre-existing points. Since, if space (reality, space-time, whatever) were contiguous, an infinite number of points between a beginning and a destination would contain an infinite number of other points. And each point would take an amount of time, no matter how small, to pass. Since there's an infinite number of points, no matter how quickly you skipped across them, it would still take an infinimate amount of time to get from Point A to Point B.<br /><br />This means that either a) space is non-contiguous and has "holes" or "ripples" in it; or b) that time moves in stilted jerks.<br /><br />Any thoughts on this? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>