Re: Moonbeams Shine on Einstein, Galileo and Newton
From: Dirk Van de moortel (dirkvandemoortel_at_ThankS-NO-SperM.hotmail.com)
Date: 03/15/05
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:28:59 GMT
<xxein@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:1110856422.542909.102930@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
> Dirk Van de moortel wrote:
> > <xxein@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:1110330196.451499.91530@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > >
> > > Dirk Van de moortel wrote:
> > > > <xxein@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > > news:1110261186.253202.116880@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > > I think we will never reach completeness of physical
> understanding.
> > > > I also think that, even in (the possibly hypothetical) case an
> 'ether'
> > > > would stubbornly continue to have exactly all the right
> properties
> > > > to remain undetected (or by definition perhaps even
> undetectable),
> > > > there will always be people who cannot live without it. In short,
> I
> > > > think that religion and belief in the supernatural will never die
> out.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > >
> > > xxein: "I think we will never reach completeness of physical
> > > understanding." That much, I can agree with. The "In short..."
> > > implies to me that you are connecting an ether to "...religion and
> > > belief in the supernatural..." as something inferior to believing
> > > that the one-way speed of light is c to all moving observers.
> >
> > The sentence with "In short..." was short for:
> >
> > "I think we will never reach completeness of physical understanding.
> > I also think that, even in (the possibly hypothetical) case an 'ether'
> > would stubbornly continue to have exactly all the right properties
> > to remain undetected (or by definition perhaps even undetectable),
> > there will always be people who cannot live without it."
> >
> > Now I told you 5 times.
> >
> > >
> > > To remove any confusion that I might have as to what you really
> > > mean - just answer two questions with a simple yes or no.
> > >
> > > Is it possible that some sort of "ether" exists as a substrate?
> > >
> > > Is it possible that the one-way speed of light is an isotropic c to
> > > all (moving) observers?
> >
> > You should know my answers to these questions. I gave
> > you a big hint, so as an exercise, you tell me what you think
> > I would answer.
> > Hint: use the big hint I have given you five times now. If you
> > make a mistake in guessing my answers, I'll give you another
> > instance of the same hint.
> >
> > Dirk Vdm
>
> xxein: Late, but I am cleaning up some recent posts.
>
> I think it is possible that I no longer care what you think.
So you can't make this little exercise.
It's not really hard, you know. Just read my hint and
prove that you have understood it.
Or could it be that you don't like the answer?
Dirk Vdm
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