I believe bonemeal and 2inquisitive nailed it. Its all relative (duh). Relative to the drivers of the cars, no contraction of the distance x is...
This is what I hate about this site. Next time, try telling me the source of the confusion, instead of making such a desperate attempt to feel...
When you say, "This would occur . . ." What does "this" refer to? In my original post I made two assertions: A) that a truly Euclidean space would...
Is the following true? If space were truly Euclidean then distant objects would NOT look smaller than closer objects. They would retain their...
I have a very general question that I'd like to pose to you all as, more or less, a recreational brain teaser. I know little about optics but I...
This quote from my previous post directly addresses MacM's point. While matter is always expanding at a perpetually accelerating rate and space at a...
I'm rejoining this discussion way late. I stopped checking up on it a while ago. I doubt anyone is still checking either, but, hey, its worth a...
I completely agree with you everyday distinction between belief and knowledge. But in a more rigorous sense, anything about subjectivity and...
It doesn't have to consist of particles, in my opinion (even though it is NOT a matter of opinion). But if we are gonna go with the notion of...
I try to explain multi-dimensional models to this science-minded friend of mine and I am absolutely baffled at his inability to even visualize 3...
I always felt that nothing in reality could ever be as objective as the line that separates objectivity from subjectivity. If it too were up to us...
The 2 by 2 break down is courtecy of John Searle, a philosophy guy at Berkeley I believe. He is a staunch realist and physicalist, so are right to...
Picture empty, empty space. Then put a rubber balloon in it. Say that it is the size of the moon (big balloon). You are at its surface, but ain't...
I am not so much fighting as I am asking for clarification. Above I claimed that the ficticious force (gravity/inertia) is a consequence of the...
Are there any modal realists out there who could enlighten me as to the details of your doctrine? I came up with an idea that I was sure was...
Considering the pickle you are in, one of the more lasting of solutions would be simply to hold off on believing something until you're pretty damn...
To give a more definitive account of the concept behind the word "belief" it is good to recognize two senses inwhich something can be either...
I do not doubt that the following hypothesis is false. I'm only asking why it is false. Rather than saying that the earth is holding us to its...
At this point I have nothing but questions. No argument to push. I've read accounts of QM in which particle properties are minimized and wave...
A bowling ball and a walnut dropped from the same height would fall at the same speed. Although gravity has everything to do with mass, mass plays...
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