Re: Einstein swinging from a rope

JanPB wrote:
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Relativity is unfortunately uniquely suitable for such abuse beacuse it
is based on fundamental notions of time and space that everybody feels
to be an expert in, and its simplest aspects can be derived with little
more than high school algebra. Notice how the *second* part of
Einstein's paper is never debated by those types.

--
Jan Bielawski

I agree - on both points. The problem now is that Einstein is such an
icon, and common shorthand for "cleverest human ever", that anyone who
does proves him wrong, will immediately be seen to inherit the crown.
This is just too much of a temptation for some people - perhaps all of
us.

The real test for me is how quickly the abusive behaviour starts.

SCW

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