Re: Occums razor


"Phineas T Puddleduck" <phineaspuddleduck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 2006-12-23 00:17:54 +0000, "Dac" <void@xxxxxxxx> said:

Is there any online sources that talks of comparing realtivity to lorenz
contractions and also string theory? Seems like 'space-time curvature'
should be chucked away. Or is it just because its a useful mathematical
model / learning feature, of are they trying to say thats what we should
think physically exists?

You're comparing apples to oranges when talking of relativity to string
theory.

Hmmmmm. I was under the impression string thories were relativtically
invarient.

And be warned, what we consider "sensible" is a poor metric for judging
the Universe.

Very true.

Why do you have an issue with curvature?

I suspect he/she doesn't understand it.

Thanks
Bill


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