On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
*> Drawing a diagram which claims that is not a proof. * > > > *Not true. A diagram can be a proof, especially in geometry; Euclidean > geometry traditionally relied heavily on diagrams. They are also used in > topology and knot theory. Einstein said he thought in pictures, and the > mathematics and the words came later. * > > *> So Einstein was saying that pictures gave him strong indications of > reality, but the proof came later! AG * *Alan, if you can't get an intuition about why special relativity works from a diagram then you're sure as hell not going to get it from mathematical symbols. * *>if you bother to do some THINKING, you'll come to the same conclusion as > I have.* *So for the last 120 years physicists have been wrong but you are right. Don't you think that sounds a tad unlikely? * * John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* wre > -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2d9ys2c6zbZ21zpXzQbejvG4-f9JEzBq%2BNWY1ecotkdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
