> > >But the paradox is only apparent because both
>>>*are* true.
> >
> > Isn't that what makes it a paradox? It
>>wouldn't be a paradox if someone was mistaken
>about it - it would only be confusion.
>
> Ah, yes, good point. A paradox that is only
>apparent is no paradox at all.

Trust me, there is nothing "apparent" about it. The worst thing you can do when trying to understand Relativity is to fall into the "it only *seems* that way" trap.

Again I point you to the two web links I posted earlier in the course of these threads.