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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> 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.
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> Right. The theory of *gravity* is just a theory.
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 Pirate
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| (...) basic (...) The only Law of Gravity is that it exists. Many *theories* of gravity of been used to explain it, Relativity being one of the most recent (prior to that, Isaac Newton's was used). Paul Davidson (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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