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Relativity vs. Relativism

2021

An Einstein-like physicist explains relativistic velocity addition, then turns moral relativist about the crash.

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[Title] "Know the Difference"

[Relativity] Physicist: "Zee trains approach each other at 0.9c, yet zeir combined speed is less than 1.0c."

[Relativism] Same physicist: "Zee trains' collision is like a supernova. Yet who can say zis is good or bad?"

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Science › Physics › RelativityNumber & Arithmetic › Rates › SpeedMath Culture › Philosophy of MathMathematicians & Scientists › Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein