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Speed of light (was: Science School)

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kenseto wrote:

> [Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:]
>> Einstein did his all thought experiments *based on prior experimental
>> evidence*.
>> 
>> Regarding light, it is really very simple:
>> 
>> How can and how do we get information about events in the first place?
>> Primarily by light; in general, electromagnetic radiation.  Either
>> emitted originally from there (e.g., stars) or reflected back from there
>> (e.g., planets and moons).  So the speed of light and the *experimental
>> fact* that it is limited and the same for all inertial observers, do
>> matter.  For example, you will not realize that the Sun does not longer
>> exist before about 8 minutes later than it ceased to exist there, because
>> it takes that time for the information of that event to travel to you. 
>> IOW, your Now *here* is different from the Now *closer to the Sun*;
>> doubly so if the Sun were considerably moving away from you or towards
>> you.
> 
> Your argument supports the concept that light is being transmitted by a
> medium occupying space.

No, it does not.  How did you get that idea?

-- 
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      Re: Science School kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-11 08:25 -0700
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        Speed of light (was: Science School) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 18:21 +0200
          Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-11 11:25 -0700
            Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 20:49 +0200
              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-11 12:17 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 22:00 +0200
              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-12 06:34 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 00:36 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 05:29 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 14:41 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:07 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:20 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:25 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:43 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:53 -0700
                Re: Speed of light kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-13 05:47 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:15 +0200
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                Re: Speed of light kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-13 10:44 -0700
                Re: Speed of light moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-13 21:33 +0000
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              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-12 07:16 -0700
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