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Old September 6th 03 posted to sci.physics.relativity
Perion
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"Len Gaasenbeek" wrote in message
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The final nail in the coffin of relativistic "physics" is the doctrine

that
relativity is illogical by its very nature. Consequently, anyone who

tries
to use logic to make a point (by definition) doesn't know what he is

talking
about and we have come full circle. That is to say, to be a relativist
means that you must embrace the fact that the universe is illogical, which
make actual physical experiments based on logic superfluous.

This is the perfect definition of a religion or cult since for example,

what
experiment can you perform that proves that the holy trinity (the father,
the son and the holy spirit) exists? If you profess to be a Christian,

you
take these concepts on faith.

"A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts
belonging to one category in the idioms appropriate to another. To

explode
a myth is accordingly not to deny the facts but to reallocate them."
Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976)
The Concept of Mind, Introduction.

You seem to overlook the fact that relativity physics is a set of very
definite mathematical equations (vs. some philosophy) which has a very rich
set of testable predictive implications. The world of physics awaits the
definitive experimental counter-example that actually would drive the "final
nail in the coffin". However, if what you are saying is true then the US
Naval Observatory should be informed that they have based their relativistic
corrections in the GPS system on a religion. They may want to remove those
religious artifacts. (Hope the don't tell any of the GPS users of their
illogical error.)

Perion


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