[ExI] [atlantis_II] Ether vs. Relativity/was Re: Faster than light??

[Dennis May]

I wrote:
 
> I support an aether based relativity.  The Lorentz-Poincaré
> idea of what would compose an aether is not the kind of
> aether I would support but the basics are there for
> expanding and changing the theory for a different kind
> of aether theory.  I have discussed this type of aether
> elsewhere - primarily on physics_frontier on YahooGroups.
> This aether is composed of vast numbers of particles much
> much smaller than the smallest known subatomic particles. 
> They travel much much faster than the speed of light.  There
> is also a sea of very low energy photons in this background.  
 
Dan Ust wrote:

> Is you view that this must be particle-based to banish fields 
> from physics? Or why do you believe there are really tiny 
> particles? Is this akin to Ancient Greek atomism? (Not trying 
> to be sarcastic, but wondering if this is all based on some of 
> local contact being the fundamental way things interact in 
> your view.)
 
It is my view that all fields are composed of particles and some
kind of local contact.  Every attempt to get away from particle 
based fields has eventually run into dead ends, the requirement
for endless epicycles, or stagnation where different portions of
physics cannot be reconciled.
 
Dennis May
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