Liz, What is explained quite well by relativity is the differing clock times. The fact they differ in the same present moment is not even recognized nor explained by relativity.... It's a basic but totally unexplained assumption....
Edgar On Sunday, January 5, 2014 4:00:57 PM UTC-5, Liz R wrote: > > On 6 January 2014 09:00, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Brent, >> >> No, the present moment is NOT just a "label". It's an empirically >> verifiable observation (measurement). And not only that both twins agree on >> that measurement, namely that they have different clock times in the same >> shared present moment. >> > > That phenomenon is well-explained by special relativity, and has nothing > to do with the existence of any "universal present moment". > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
