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Re: Relativity Question
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Wed, 8 Nov 2000 05:16:00 GMT
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Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> wrote:
Don't forget that the Theory of Relativity is just that, a theory.
Everything in science is a theory.  But Relativity is a working theory --
its various effects (time dilation, etc.) have actually been proven with
high-speed jets, atomic clocks, and so on.

Right. The theory of *gravity* is just a theory.

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  Re: Relativity Question
 
(...) Um, actually, it's the Law of Gravity. It's been proven (at least the basic aspects) over and over enough times that you can accept it as a Law. "I know this defies the Law of Gravity...but I never studied law" -Bugs Bunny -Sean The Wascally (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)

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(...) Everything in science is a theory. But Relativity is a working theory -- its various effects (time dilation, etc.) have actually been proven with high-speed jets, atomic clocks, and so on. Paul Davidson (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)

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