Re: The religious worship of SR.


"Randy Poe" <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: On Jun 26, 3:37 pm, "Gerald L. O'Barr" <glob...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: > The religious worship of SR.
: >
: > When one finds a good way to live, to exercise
: > faith in the living of this good life can be correct
: > and desirable. But faith in a scientific theory is
: > not allowed. In science, support for any theory must
: > be based upon the results of measurements made of all
: > possible tests that the trained mind can consider.
: > If there is one failure, it is promptly noted as a
: > weakness, and more testing and wider investigation is
: > instantly began.
:
: You've convinced me! Hallelujah! I see the light! I
: will throw down the false gods and worship your god!
: I believe!!!
:
Egads... Now you'll have to quit Einstein's synagogue and
worship aether instead.



: > SR is a perfect example why faith cannot be
: > allowed in science. In SR, if any test indicates any
: > problem, the SR experts do not see it as a weakness.
: > They see it as being something to be removed even if
: > you have to change the meaning of words. Let us look
: > at just a few examples of these inappropriate acts.
: > In SR, there is a principle that velocity is
: > relative. It is used to accept the fact that if A is
: > moving away from B with velocity v, then B is moving
: > away from A with velocity of v.
:
: Hahahaha! That's really silly!
:
: Wait... what do we believe in our religion, Brogher
: Gerald?
:
: > But in SR, it is
: > much more than just this equality in a measured
: > magnitude. It is an acceptance of the fact that one
: > velocity is the exact equal of the other in all ways,
: > not just in this equality of the magnitude v. This
: > is a mindless belief, in that it is not even really
: > necessary.
:
: Those fools! To think that 10 m/sec to the left
: is indistinguishable from 10 m/sec to the right,
: where we know that... er... what, exactly?
:
:
: > And no one can really accept such a thing
: > in science, since to say (or believe) ***in all
: > ways*** is impossible to first of all consider in
: > your mind, and impossible to fully test.
: > Well, the paradox of the twins shows that not all
: > relative velocity is equal. Even though twin A has
: > the identical relative velocity as twin B, and twin B
: > has the identical relative velocity as twin A, they
: > do end up being different.
:
: Ridiculous! Ludicrous!
:
: B-b-but Brother Gerald, I'm troubled by one thing.
: In the actual description of the twin "paradox",
: the twins that end up different ages do not have
: identical histories. I've never heard the parable
: the way you describe it. Why is that?
:
: Hmmm, I'm afraid the precepts of your religion are
: going to take some time to master.
:
: - Randy



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