PF's policy on Lorentz Ether Theory and Block Universe - Comments

[OJ Bernander]

The OP comes across as setting up BU as an alternative to LET. I always thought of BU as an alternative to Presentism (a sliding "now"). LET, meanwhile posits the existence of a medium, a different issue altogether, as it can exist (or not) in but BU and Presentism.

 

[Nugatory]

The OP comes across as setting up BU as an alternative to LET. I always thought of BU as an alternative to Presentism (a sliding "now"). LET, meanwhile posits the existence of a medium, a different issue altogether, as it can exist (or not) in but BU and Presentism.

Fair enough, but both present the same moderation challenge so are covered by the same policy - and this thread is about the policy.