You reference the Zero-point energy article on wikipedia. What is interesting is the following quote from the very first paragraph of that article > if it is t

You reference the Zero-point energy article on wikipedia. What is interesting is the following quote from the very first paragraph of that article > if it is to be Lorentz invariant such that there is no contradiction with Einstein's theory of special relativity Here we see that the article references Special Relativity which is actually at odds with General Relativity. We can then say one of the following things: 1) Special Relativity and General Relativity are only approximations to reality and you have to be very careful when and where you apply each theory. 2) Special Relativity and General Relativity are both wrong 3) Special Relativity is correct and General Relativity is wrong 4) General Relativity is correct and Special Relativity is wrong What you cannot do is say that both are correct theories as the fundamental basis of each in regards to space/time are quite different. This leads to an incongruity if you think both are correct. Now back to Zero-point energy. The problem here is that you have to be able to measure this effect and not just have it arise from theory in a manner that cannot be measured. This comes back to the place of determining whether or not "dark energy" is or can be the basis of "perpetual motion machines". Since I don't believe that such an entity actually exists, I also don't think that we have any possibility of any sort of perpetual motion per se. There are many incongruities in our modern suite of theories. It is just that many people (especially professional scientists) turn a blind eye to those incongruities. These incongruities are a sign that our theories are very much incomplete and possibly very wrong. From the perspective of looking at the history of scientific investigation, I think we are back to a time similar to when the epicycle models were used to describe what was being seen (an example of Fourier series) and we are now ready for a new Copernican revolution. The dogma in science education is reminiscent of those times.