The discussion centers on the viability of Lorentz Ether Theory (LET) as an alternative to General Relativity (GR). Participants reviewed modern attempts to generalize LET, citing contributions from Herbert Ives, John Bell, and Alain Aspect, particularly regarding non-locality and its implications for simultaneity. The conversation highlights the experimental confirmations of non-locality, which challenge Einstein's synchronization of clocks and suggest a return to Lorentz's interpretation of absolute space and time. The debate underscores the ongoing contention between LET and GR, with no definitive experimental justification favoring one over the other.
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