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if everything is relative in the world, then what does this have to do with touch? For example, when one person touches another, can touching be relative, that is, touch and not touch?
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Johnny5454 said:if everything is relative in the world
Relativity does not say this, so your question is based on a false premise.
Johnny5454 said:when one person touches another, can touching be relative, that is, touch and not touch?
The answer to this question is no, but also, the question itself has nothing to do with relativity physics, which is what this forum is about.
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