Speculation
String Theory
Absolute Simultaneity
CICS
Simultaneity-Time
Speculation
Despite the success of Einstein's theories, there are still doubts as to their philosophic relevance. This is because the theories may be regarded in two ways:
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As a factual description of the universe.
- As a mathematical model of how the universe behaves.
The two are not synonymous.
For example, geocentricity (the idea that the Earth is the centre of the universe) was not a factual description of the universe, but it worked as a mathematical model. It was replaced by heliocentricity (the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun). But even that is only part of the truth, because our whole solar system revolves around the galactic centre.
So this section includes a brief discussion of String Theory, and an important revision of Special Relativity that claims compatibility with Absolute Simultaneity. That is followed by some alternatives: Complete and Incomplete Co-ordinate Systems and Simultaneity-Time.
