Throughout the history of science there has always been competition among rival theories. An unusual case of interest arises when the theories cannot be tested by any conventional means. Such is the case with different views of space. Isaac Newton, Carl Leibniz, and Emmanuel Kant all proposed different theories about the nature of space. With no true experimental evidence to back up any of the competing theories one is left to choose between ideas based solely on personal ideals and opinions.
The absolutist view of space, built upon the ideas of Isaac Newton, describes space as a container…
