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Is matter infinitely divisible or not ?

what do you think and what is your general philosophical/theological background ? curious if religious people have a different opinion about this
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
I know that what was once thought of as indivisible, like an proton, is now regarded as divisible into quarks.

I find it hard to imagine that subatomic particles, even if they can be broken down further, can be infinitely divisible. In fact, i wonder if quantum uncertainty would play a role: would we ever know for sure that the particle had divided? ( I have only an informal acquaintance with quantum mechanics, so what I just said might be nonsense!)

But if they could be infinitely divided, that would actually be pretty wild!

Then there is another possibility, that a physicist friend likes to remind me of. Namely, all of particle physics might be nothing more than an elegant mathematical model that explains observed phenomena very well, but it might not be literal reality at all. In face, he would say that about physics in general. He is prone to utter things like, "When you ask what 'really' happens, I have no idea what you mean!" Needless to say, he is a [i]theoretical[/i] physicist!

(My background: I am Christian, but I don't see the relevance of that to this discussion.)
MoonMoon · F
@DrWatson its not relevant, its just personal curiossity... other antinomies people seem to have a religious dogma of some kind but since this is without any consequcnes to a religion i am curious how people think about it
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@MoonMoon I suppose for some people, their religious views would affect how they think of this question. I only meant that for me, I don't see a connection. I think it is an interesting question! 😄
wildbill83 · 36-40, M
subatomic division violates several laws of physics like entropy & thermodynamics... 🤔