"From a scientific perspective, believing that G-d created billions of atoms... that later developed and evolved... is no different than believing - in accordance with the straightforward meaning of Bereishit - that G-d created the heavens and the earth on the first day..." The Rebbe, Mind Over Matter, Ch.2
ConvergenceThe Relativity RevolutionFirst the earth was still, then it was the sun. Now it just depends on the observer. Relative motion is at the center of discussion this week.
(360° 4hr photo of stars circling poles over Australian telescopes courtesy NASA)
Rebbe Quote
Immanuel Kant, But Torah Can "A hundred and fifty years ago, it was thought that science and physics spoke the absolute truth. Kant and Einstein proved that science never did and never will be able to establish absolute truths… [whereas] G d is true unconditionally. This is the essential meaning of absolute truth." - The Rebbe, Mind Over Matter p.68-69. Read More >>
Readers Write
Hold That Rocket! “How can one explain geo-stationary satellites from the geocentric view? If the earth is spinning so are the satellites. But if the earth is still, then the satellites aren’t moving either. If so, what keeps them up?” I forwarded this question to physcist Avi Rabinowitz, who responds Read More >>
Featured Article
The Relativity Resolution Three choice letters of the Rebbe present different facets of the relative motion issue. The first reveals the healing logic of relativity. The second exposes ivory tower hypocrisy. And the third is up-close and personal. Read More >>
Story
What Goes Around... Sometimes a confrontational question gets you a lot more than you bargained for, as one provocative young physicist discovered. – as told by Arnie Gotfryd Read More >>
Guest Article
Relativity and Geocentrism One of Einstein’s protégés settled the geocentrism question conclusively 80 years ago. So why are we still fighting? Excerpts from Hans Reichenbach’s Philosophy of Space and Time. Read More >>
Worldly Wisdom
Why the Fuss? "We know that the difference between a heliocentric theory and a geocentric theory is one of relative motion only, and that such a difference has no physical significance." - Sir Fred Hoyle in Astronomy and Cosmology, 1975, p. 416. Read More >>
Humor
Relative to What? Jacob: With an uncle like Ishmael, a brother like Eisav, and a father-in-law like Lavan, you would have problems with Relativity, too! Now, for some Relativity in Yiddish... Read More >>
