Recent content by billiam93

That makes sense

And what local measurements would you have available to you inside emptyness?

I disagree, because if you were moving in an elliptical orbit around a sphere, similar to the way our planets orbit the sun, the sphere would just appear to change sizes. Yes, if it were a perfect circular orbit, it would appear as if the ball just sits in front of you, since you would have no...

Here's a little thought experiment for the absolute/relative debate over the nature of space: If I am in a void, and I perceive a small sphere some distance away from me, and it appears to be moving from left to right, is it really moving or could I be rotating to the left? How can I be sure...