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Re: Cardinality of turning wheel
Posted:
Mar 4, 2013 10:49 AM
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In <m178j8dq9u2eck204gt6acjdg8cu2ani1a@4ax.com>, on 03/03/2013
at 11:24 PM, quasi <quasi@null.set> said:
>It seems to me that the concept of infinite speed violates the
>intuitive notion of time and space -- that is, it goes against
>the notion that any given particle at a given time
Given Relativity, "at a given time" is problematical.
>Thus, I would forget about infinite speed unless I could be
>convinced that the advantages of having such a concept outweigh
>the blatant disadvantage of losing our intuitive notions
(essentially axiomatic notions)
Axiomatic notions are by their very nature arbitrary.
>about time and space.
Those were in trouble a century ago. A more pragmatic reason is that
so far the search for a tachyon has turned up no compelling evidence.
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