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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> The Starmaker wrote:
> >
> > The Starmaker wrote:
> > >
> > > Let me explain to you what
> > > Einstein's theory of Relativity...
> > > really means..
> > >
> > > It means
> > > Einstein's view of relativity.
> > >
> > > How Einstein 'sees' it, how he perceives it.
> > >
> > > Through his eyes only...not yours.
> > >
> > > In other words,
> > >
> > > his
> > > theory...
> > > *determines*
> > > what
> > > he
> > > sees.
> >
> > So, if Einstein says the speed of light is constant..it is
> > the theory that determines the speed of light, not the light itself.
> 
> So, what Einstein does is...
> 
> first creates a theory..
> then fits the facts to
> fit the theory.
> 
> "If the facts don't fit the
> theory, then change the facts"


It was much easier for Einstein to
'fit the facts' to 'fit the theory',
then to have to come up with a new theory.

Now, you might say "But it works!"..

Yes, it works, but there is no
reason why it works.