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It’s used to be widely accepted that all light travelled through a luminiferous aether that encompasses the entire universe. Then we learned about special rela
by nemothekid 5y ago
It’s used to be widely accepted that all light travelled through a luminiferous aether that encompasses the entire universe.
Then we learned about special relativity. Societies learn and adapt.
- varajelle 5y agoStrongly disagree. Science is based on fact and whether models fits observations. Politics and core values is more like fashion and there is no right or wrong. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem : science advance is about "is" statements, and core values are "ought" statements.
- otterley 5y agoMore often than not, comments such as this come across as justification for being a jerk, while other people are trying to make the world a better and more inclusive place for others. The world can’t effectively operate well without a shared sense of right and wrong.
- rg111 5y agoI will point out that this comment is factually wrong. The concept of luminiferous aether was discarded- not because of the discovery of Theory of Relativity, but becauae of the Michelson and Morley Experiment [0]. It is often joked about in High School and college Freshman Physics circles- Michelson received Nobel Prize in Physics [1] for a literally failed experiment. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson–Morley_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelson–Morley_experiment [1]: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1907/summary/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1907/summary/
- duskwuff 5y agoCalling the M-M experiment a "failed experiment" is a bit misleading. The experiment was successful; the result was definitively negative (no aether). Previous experiments had failed to reach a conclusive result.
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