Orac, perhaps we should examine my earlier post a bit more closely.
1. QM indicates that zero is not a possible value of electromagnetic energy.
2. QM tells us that matter particles behave as waves.
3. This is sometimes interpreted as saying that matter might be composed of wavelike energy, with particles appearing as disturbances in the energy field.
4. This matter/energy duality accords with the concepts of relativity – E=mc2.
5. If statement 1 is correct the vacuum always has non-zero energy, which takes the form of (virtual) particles and waves.
6. Relativity indicates that space and time are linked in such a way that they cannot be thought of as individual entities.
6. This leads us towards a scenario in which a qualitative similarity appears to exist between matter/energy, on the one hand, and space/time on the other.
