If time dilation has been documented many times, then why wouldn't time dilation be considered evidence of the existence of an absolute frame? It seems to me that if velocity were purely relative that a paradox would truly exist, rather than what we've already documented as time dilation.
Sorry. It wasn't really a question.
I can appreciate ideology by this definition. But a skewed perspective, like in the twins paradox does not indicate a paradox. It is merely an illusion that would be accounted for anyway, so there would never be a paradox to begin with. That is the...
Exactly. But GPS satellites?
It's imaginary. People who do understand relativity should dispose of it as such. It's not logically presented. It's contradictory and confusing to people trying to learn the truth. Noone observes someone else's clock from a distance at impossible velocities. It's...
Of course. Gravitational time dilation. No paradox. However the paradox scenario has been the subject of much discussion and debate for many years and still is and you know it.
I was goofing on the irony of so many scientific minds playing with an imaginary idea that was born from the fear of...
When people imagine space ships traveling at light speed they are imagining something that is truly impossible. Period. Light is radiation not matter. That's why it can travel as fast as it does. And whether or not people want to admit it, no one truly knows why it tops out at 299,792.458 km/s...
Illusion? Consider this: The majority of today's "relativistic" scientific community is conditioned to(and obscenely comfortable with) the idea that nothing qualifies as an absolute frame of reference. This same community is also comfortable studying complex diagrams illustrating the intricacies...
1. You use a shovel to unearth a buried rock.
2. You use a wet saw to cut that rock into pieces.
3. You use a microscope to study the pieces.
Maybe GR was the shovel here.
I agree. Scientific theories do not have personalities and I shouldn't confuse them with the people who sleep with them printed on their pajamas. Haha I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself there. I know what you mean. It was a bad choice of word.
I agree. It did sound almost crackpottish...
Seriously though, no offense to anyone ever! This thread turned out to be more fun and interesting than I expected. But now I've given all of what little knowledge I had to offer beyond the idea itself and I think I'll leave it to the experts now and just read along to see what I can learn...
Aether,
One's occupation does not decide whether or not they are fanatical about something. A scientist could be fanatical about killing insects around his home. The plumber next door may be fanatical about GR. There is nothing in GR that says a scientist cannot be a fanatic and there is...
The personal preference is in an aesthetic label, but what that label is intended to represent, in my case, is a reference point that cannot be replaced with just anything. It's been reiterated a few times already that there is nothing in GR that says anyone frame should be preferred over any...