Are we living in real space?

Question

it is obvious that there is an outer space however if it is eventually proven that there i inner space (i.e. the space between atoms)could that mean it is possible that we do not exist in outer space but instead on an atomic scale betwixt something far larger- on an impossible scale?

Discuss...

Answer 1

It is true that in quantum reality, solid matter is a statistical abstraction. Not "real" in a sense.

But the old "is the universe a bowling ball..." question seems to have run its course. Things are as they appear, on a quantum scale.

Answer 2

Don't let conflicting scientific theories confuse your philosophy. The physics DESCRIBING outer space is fundamentally different from the physics DESCRIBING, as you say, the space between atoms. That does not mean that there is actually anything fundamentally different between the two "spaces" or whatever exists that the theories describe as "space."

All that differs is our understanding of each. We observe them differently; we kind of have to look at the one through a telescope, and the other through a microscope. So we describe them differently. But they could still be, fundamentally, made up of the same basic fabric. My instincts make me expect that they are.
If they're not, well, oh well, but to let that make you doubt your existence on any level would be foolish.

Answer 3

yes. there is a theory out there that every black hole has a universe inside it with a white hole at the center. and that our universe is just the inside of a black hole inside of another universe. its been proved false...but still very interesting.