Is the Twin Paradox Really a Paradox?

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Orodruin said:
You are just interpreting it that way, but you are wrong. The Lorentz transformation says exactly nothing about one of the frames being "stationary". Claiming anything else is a lie.

It doesn't, eh? Let say that, using radar guns, A and B both agree that they are moving at the rate of .6c relative to each other.

Now, tell me, who does all that speed get attributed to when you perform an LT calculation?

Hint, one frame has an attributed speed of zero, the other an attributed speed of .6c.
 
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