I understand the surface of simultaneity as being *just* Event B. Either you are conflating 'plane of simultaneity' with 'surface of simultaneity', or they are the same thing in jargon-world and I'm inventing things for myself. At any rate, I think my point still stands: the act of being an...
Peter,
Instead of a hypothetical, let me ask: is it unreasonable to say that the very language of 'observers' and 'past light cones' necessarily implies a 'surface of simultaneity'? By saying that it takes time for information regarding an event to get to an observer, we are necessarily...
Peter,
If, hypothetically, you could prove that the present (surface of simultaneity/3D world) could be directly observed, wouldn't that negate your claim that your alternative premise 'accounts for all observations'?
I just can't shake the feeling that you're argument basically hinges on...