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Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light

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Tom Roberts to Anton Shepelev:

> > Experiment  cannot confirm a theory, the best it
> > can do is fail to refute it,
>
> You must use technical words like  "confirm"  with
> their technical meanings, not their ordinary ones.
>
> In  science,  an experiment confirms a theory when
> it is consistent with its predictions. For a theo-
> ry  to be believable, it is NOT sufficient to have
> no refuting experiments, it is also  necessary  to
> have  at  least some confirming measurements. When
> there are thousands or millions of confirming mea-
> surements  and  experiments  spanning the theory's
> domain, and no refuting ones, then the  theory  is
> believable and becomes part of scientists' general
> understanding of the world.   This  understanding,
> of course, is not case in stone, and in the future
> a better theory could come along....

Thanks for the explanation.  I stand corrected.   So
an experiment generally confirms a multitude of the-
ories.

> > [... concerns about screening or shielding an aether wind]
>
> There are MANY experiments performed to  test  for
> an  "aether  wind".  All  have come up empty (i.e.
> consistent with no  such  wind  and/or  consistent
> with  SR).   Many  made  explicit  efforts  to not
> screen or shield an "aether wind".

I should like to know more about them but don't know
how to find them.

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Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-02 09:54 -0800
  Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-02 14:48 -0800
  Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light John Heath <heathjohn2@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 23:28 -0800
  Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-03 13:05 -0600
    Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-03 11:58 -0800
    Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-03 21:17 +0100
      Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 16:36 -0800
        Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-04 11:08 +0100
          Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 16:33 -0800
    Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2016-01-05 13:39 -0800
      Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 16:28 -0800
        Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Kathleen Winder <katwin@mcgatlin.org> - 2016-01-06 15:35 +0000
      Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-06 12:43 -0600
        Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 14:21 -0800
          Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 15:37 -0800
            Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Kathleen Winder <katwin@mcgatlin.org> - 2016-01-06 23:55 +0000
          Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 09:46 -0600
            Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light xxein1@att.net - 2016-01-07 12:20 -0800
              Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-08 09:15 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-08 17:23 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-08 21:11 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-08 17:43 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-08 21:13 +0000
            Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-07 16:05 -0800
              Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Sebastian Krüger <SebastianKruger@ih3hghjgb.org> - 2016-01-08 00:57 +0000
              Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-07 20:37 -0800
              Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-08 09:31 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-10 18:12 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-10 11:20 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-10 20:40 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-10 16:16 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-11 00:39 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-11 05:14 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-11 05:33 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-11 06:22 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-11 08:55 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-11 13:36 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-11 05:07 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-11 18:44 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-12 14:36 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2016-01-12 16:18 +0300
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-12 15:39 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-12 18:38 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-12 22:37 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-13 19:08 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-14 15:41 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-14 06:50 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:16 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-15 01:48 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Ross A. Finlayson" <ross.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 17:52 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-15 21:48 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-12 23:18 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:08 +0300
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-14 21:12 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-16 15:36 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-16 09:26 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-16 17:00 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-16 21:03 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-18 23:19 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-18 22:49 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-18 21:09 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-19 11:24 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-19 03:28 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-19 21:45 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-20 10:51 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-01-16 15:31 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 14:05 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-12 21:58 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-13 19:21 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 13:40 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-14 08:50 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-14 04:47 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 09:22 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-14 21:32 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-14 21:49 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-14 14:40 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-16 19:39 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-16 14:20 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 16:50 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2016-01-14 02:09 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2016-01-14 21:27 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 23:15 +0300
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-15 10:17 -0600
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-15 17:54 +0100
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Maciej Woźniak <mlwozniak@wp.pl> - 2016-01-15 18:02 +0100
        Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 14:43 +0000
          Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-09 08:07 -0800
            Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 16:27 +0000
              Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-09 08:37 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 08:48 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 16:59 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 16:49 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-09 12:33 -0800
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 20:55 +0000
                Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Gary Harnagel <hitlong@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-09 14:16 -0800
          Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-01-09 11:45 -0600
            Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Carmine Portacio <carpo@trilogybearing.org> - 2016-01-09 18:20 +0000
  Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Pentcho Valev <pvalev@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-03 15:02 -0800
    Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Kathleen Winder <katwin@mcgatlin.org> - 2016-01-03 23:12 +0000
      Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 16:38 -0800
        Re: Impossible Constancy of the Speed of Light Kathleen Winder <katwin@mcgatlin.org> - 2016-01-04 19:14 +0000

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