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    Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

    I am aware that many readers here will take any criticism of special relativity as denigration of the great man of science, Albert Einstein. I would like to state at the outset that this is not the case, almost ALL of our present-day science is based on one or another of his seminal discoveries...
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    Why is the speed of light the way it is?

    Hi Voidpotentialenergy, It’s an interesting and pertinent point that you have raised and it certainly deserves to be examined in greater detail. First of all, let us consider dark matter, which makes up 85% of the Universe. Consider that all the known matter in the Universe approximates to only...
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    Why is the speed of light the way it is?

    I appreciate that this is an article written to popularise and advance science, however, there are several questions I would like to raise, that, if taken at face value, amount to disinformation. For instance when you say that: “Einstein's theories didn't say what that number was, but then he...