@layman,
whats the justification for using the LT?
Quote:It is because clocks REALLY do slow down with increased speed, an empirical fact
Really? my clock on earth is ticking at one rate, but your clock is ticking slower because its moving.... moving faster.... faster than what? the Earth?
Is everything related to the earth?
What if your clock was sent to some star in another solar system in the Milky way? Then its moving way, way faster relative to the earth clock, so it will go really slow now? If its sent to a galaxy on the other side of this universe, you know that galaxy that is moving away from us faster than light speed? Or even approaching light speed... its really slow now? Because everything is related to my clock on the Earth?
What is the physical force that makes all clocks tick slower when moving at speed relative to the Earth? What is the force?
What if your clock was sent at almost light speed , its clock will lose a lot of time compared to my clock on earth, (because the earth is not moving anywhere right? ) but suddenly if the earth exploded , then presumably that clock that was moving really fast, would now not be ticking slow, because its no longer relative to the earth, which now does not exist.
For this idea to function, "moving clocks slow down", you need to explain what physical mechanism is in play between my earth clock and your "moving" clock, that makes it slow down.
You have failed to explain this ever.
And explain how it could still work when both the earth observer AND the moving observer whose time is slower, can both watch the passage of the Earth or Neptune around the Sun, or the moon around the earth, and both still see that in fact, "time" remains the same for both. Because your moving clock has not changed the rate that the earth orbits the sun, and that's one way to get a measure of the passing of time. Both observers will still see the same thing, so your moving clock can NOT REALLY SLOW DOWN AT ALL.
The ONLY rational conclusion is that those experiments that claim slowing clocks are fraudulent and done in order to support the deception that is modern physics.
Your hypothesis is irrational and not supported by the evidence of the motion of planets. Its supported only by probably fraudulent experiments of scientists with a different agenda than your own. This is more rational explanation.
You still cant explain the actual mechanics and forces involved in clocks slowing with relative motion. What the hell is my non motion got to do with your clock as you go for a ride somewhere?
Your whole argument boils down to " well its irrational, and unexplained how it could work, but scientists have measured 0.00000005% time differences and I believe it."
That why they can make a clock that only loses 1 nano second in a million years.... how have that confirmed that exactly? Do they have a more accurate clock somewhere to compare it to?
How do they know that the first clock they made was actually the best one, and all newer ones are less accurate?
How do they know that the clock they sent to the fast trip, did not in fact maintain perfect time, and it was all the clocks back on earth that all speed up, because some idiot took a clock for a ride?
Its as rational as your claim. (which is "not at all")
