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Ideas from 'Response to David Armstrong' by Brian Ellis [1999], by Theme Structure

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers
18398 Space, time, and some other basics, are not causal powers
                        Full Idea: Spatial, temporal, and other primary properties and relationships are not causal powers.
                        From: Brian Ellis (Response to David Armstrong [1999], p.42), quoted by David M. Armstrong - Truth and Truthmakers 10.4
                        A reaction: It is hard to see how time and space could actually be powers, but future results in physics (or even current results about 'fields') might change that.