On Jun 26, 3:37 pm, "Gerald L. O'Barr" 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!!!

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