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Article #576Re: How can space be bent?
From: jon
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00
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*This is why before Copernicus all the mathematicians on the earth could PROVE that the entire universe orbited earth (and predicted orbits quite "satisfactorily") with their equations.* Actually, it was the inability to "satisfactorily" predict orbits that drove the work of Copernicus, and later Kepler. No previous models could account for retrograde orbits. The models of Copernicus were closer to being accurate, but still not perfect. It took Kepler to surmise that the orbits were eliptical, rather than round.A theory is a tentative answer to a question about observed phenomena. Absolute truth is not the issue, nor is a 1-to-1 correspondence ratio with "the thing in itself" A theory is only as good as it is useful, for the prediction of data. As far as the metal rod is concerned, can you produce one, bent or straight, that occupies zero time-space? Time-space is as real as that rod will ever be. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10f2fd,9953f9bf14a16103 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f2fd,public X-Google-Thread: 100202,9953f9bf14a16103 X-Google-Attributes: gid100202,public X-Google-Thread: f871d,9953f9bf14a16103 X-Google-Attributes: gidf871d,public X-Google-Thread: 116469,9953f9bf14a16103 X-Google-Attributes: gid116469,public From: jon <ibalNOibSPAM@slip.net.invalid> Subject: Re: How can space be bent? Date: 2000/01/18 Message-ID: <1c88e830.16ac4716@usw-ex0105-038.remarq.com> X-Deja-AN: 574432805 References: <38816B0F.6B1B@netvigator.com> <85sspq$7q2$2@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net> <85tlda$6eg$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <38831203.847AEFDC@icsi.not.net> <85vhcr$g6r$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Bytes: 1080 X-Originating-Host: 216.7.177.40 X-Complaints-To: wrenabuse@remarq.com X-Trace: WReNphoon4 948235508 10.0.2.38 (Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:45:08 PST) Organization: http://www.remarq.com: The World's Usenet/Discussions Start Here NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:45:08 PST Newsgroups: talk.atheism,alt.atheism,gac.physics.astronomy,alt.chaos X-Wren-Trace: eL6bs7Kr7Kbt96i3t96su6W94LW+rr766uT/6vn78Kn/7K4=