We assume that since objects we can visibly see interact by touching, that all must be this way. Yet an electron does not touch the nucleus and most scientists would say an aether is not a reality. Also it is quite idiotic to assign properties to space as if it were a medium, and then call it a vacuum. Sort of like saying geometry controls the path of objects, as if geometric lines were a reality. The theorists live in a world of mathematical symbols where anything is possible within the bounds of the equations. And sometimes outside those bounds when they need to divide by zero. The real world does not work this way. Every single theory that exists requires faith that certain non proven assumptions are true. All current theories presume action at a distance or action caused by nothing at all, yet frown upon that very phrase. I say all theories are incorrect and all theories are correct, and the answer lies in a blending of different disparate theories. It is separating the facts from the fantasy where the problem arises.
I expect that like fish, we remain unaware of the sea we move in. But even an ocean is mostly empty space, even though it may feel solid like to you and me. So even in water there remains action at a distance as the molecules are bound by forces that do not require those molecules to touch. You may have faith that something physical binds them, but it must remain faith as no evidence exists that confirms this. You may believe that all force is transferred by contact, but no evidence exists that confirms this, as all observations that this is so breaks down at the micro scale. You may choose to believe as I that our technology is insufficient to the task, but that is still faith in a non proven assumption. You may have faith that a designer exists, which in an EU universe I would not be so unwise as to argue against such as thought is energy along pathways and the universe is connected by pathways of energy.

So regardless of which theory you follow, they all require faith. [link to www.thunderbolts.info (secure)]