How does this square with the fact that movement is observer dependent?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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Are we teleporting?
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 RE: Are we teleporting?
August 14, 2015 at 3:02 am
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2015 at 3:03 am by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
(August 14, 2015 at 2:41 am)Alex K Wrote: How does this square with the fact that movement is observer dependent? If i move from x to x+1 and if you are in x looking at me then for you I've teleported to x+1. If my current position is x then you teleported from x to x-1. I can finally be a superhero that can teleport.My dream has come true. *holds back tears* 
If I'm moving with you though, you've done squat
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
That would be true if me and you were the only two beings surrounded by nothingness.
RE: Are we teleporting?
August 14, 2015 at 4:40 am
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2015 at 4:40 am by Alex K.)
(August 14, 2015 at 4:38 am)pool Wrote: That would be true if me and you were the only two beings surrounded by nothingness. I see. But how exactly do you determine what's moving and what is at rest? What do you take as a reference? Earth?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
I know it can be difficult, but try not to believe everything you think.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(August 14, 2015 at 4:40 am)Alex K Wrote:(August 14, 2015 at 4:38 am)pool Wrote: That would be true if me and you were the only two beings surrounded by nothingness. You have to be more subtle while laying down traps.  Again,hard for me to translate the visual image into words,so i'll draw it yet again: ![[Image: download.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=s21.postimg.org%2F4h822sy1j%2Fdownload.jpg) In both diagrams the two points have not moved with respect to each other.But they have moved with respect to the circle in the picture.I guess you could call the circle universe or everything else except the two points. 
'Everything else' is hardly a reference point, because a whole lot of that 'everything else' is moving as well.....
What Neim said. Everything else is also apparently moving away from us (see Hubble), so how do you define who's at rest based on that?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
RE: Are we teleporting?
August 14, 2015 at 5:40 am
(This post was last modified: August 14, 2015 at 5:42 am by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
I'm confused are you telling me that everything is in a state of rest?
Yes or No? :>
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