Truthiness isn't that important.

From	Jeff-Relf.Me @.
Message-ID	<Jeff-Relf.Me@Feb.18--1.11pm.Seattle.2019> (permalink)
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Newsgroups	sci.physics, comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.checkmate
Subject	Truthiness isn't that important.
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Date	2019-02-18 13:11 -0800

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> There has NEVER been an observation that contradicts a prediction of
> Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity. 
> The theories remain fruitful tools of physics.
> 
> Oh, and guess what -- the same can be said of the quantum mechanics. 

Yet they contradict each other.

The best you can do is:

  - Find it useful ( in its domain ).
  - Try to Falsify it ( in its domain ).

For example, the notion of "mass" ( rest mass ) is useful.
The notion doesn't have to be entirely accurate ( nothing is at rest ),
it just has to be _ useful.   Truthiness isn't that important.

Most people only love, comic book, sci-fi "physics";
they've no use for the genuine article, real physics.

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Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity sam.wormley@gmail.com - 2019-02-18 09:23 -0800
  Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 13:21 -0500
    Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 19:03 +0000
    Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity pnalsing@gmail.com - 2019-02-18 18:11 -0800
      Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Serg Io <invvalid@invalid.com> - 2019-02-18 22:51 -0600
        Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2019-02-19 10:03 -0500
          Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Serg Io <invvalid@invalid.com> - 2019-02-19 10:16 -0600
            Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2019-02-19 16:10 -0500
              Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Serg Io <invvalid@invalid.com> - 2019-02-19 16:33 -0600
          Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2019-02-19 14:21 -0800
  Truthiness isn't that important. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-02-18 13:11 -0800
    Re: Truthiness isn't that important. "Sir Gregory Hall,  Esq." <greghall@yacht_maester.fake> - 2019-02-18 16:15 -0500
      Re: Truthiness isn't that important. % <persent@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 14:16 -0700
        Re: Truthiness isn't that important. onion@anon.invalid (Mr On!on) - 2019-02-18 22:28 +0000
          Re: Truthiness isn't that important. % <persent@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 15:42 -0700
            Re: Truthiness isn't that important. onion@anon.invalid (Mr On!on) - 2019-02-18 23:00 +0000
              Re: Truthiness isn't that important. % <persent@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 16:46 -0700
          Re: Truthiness isn't that important. Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2019-02-18 20:23 -0800
    Re: Truthiness isn't that important. Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 21:32 +0000
      Which prevailed at the start of the Big Bang ? Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2019-02-18 17:23 -0800
        Re: Which prevailed at the start of the Big Bang ? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2019-02-18 22:32 -0500
        Re: Which prevailed at the start of the Big Bang ? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2019-02-19 03:50 +0000
        Re: Which prevailed at the start of the Big Bang ? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2019-02-19 14:54 +0000
    Re: Truthiness isn't that important. Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2019-02-19 09:56 -0800
  Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Enes Richard <pies_na_teorie@vp.pl> - 2019-02-19 00:25 -0800
  Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Enes Richard <pies_na_teorie@vp.pl> - 2019-02-22 06:03 -0800
    Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity sam.wormley@gmail.com - 2019-02-22 06:06 -0800
    Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity sam.wormley@gmail.com - 2019-02-22 06:15 -0800
      Re: Comment of Einstein's Theory of Relativity Enes Richard <pies_na_teorie@vp.pl> - 2019-02-23 04:40 -0800

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