> The paradox is that there is a difference between a spaceship moving away from a planet at .15c and a planet moving away from a spaceship at .15c, namely that either way, the spaceship is the one that will experience a "speed up" of time. Relativists call this a paradox. I, in my gleefully presumptuous mind, call this evidence that disproves the theory. I think relativity is a lot like Newtonian physics -- it's applicable for a majority of calculations that we need to make but does not fully or accurately describe the universe.

Okay, I have to say this. Everyone will yell at me, but, oh well...

Does the spaceship experience "sped up" time, or does its motion cause the universe to "slow down"? That sounds stupid, but it's actually a valid question (at least, to my mind).

One may be tempted to answer this by saying "it doesn't matter, the effect is the same", but the process is just as important. I was going to rant about stuff for quite a while here, but I'm falling asleep so I think now it distinctly *not* the right time. I'll rant later. :-}

dkd1