that's right.
> end of story.
yes.
the length of the rod, however, is different for every observer.
>
> If any movng observer gets an answer different form its known one, then they
> had better check their method of measurement..
all observers have different values for the length. there is no basis
for choosing one of those values -- other than capricious arbitrariness
-- and saying, 'this one is the _known_ value.' that would be ... stupid.
it's also the point of relativity. if you have a property that varies
from observer to observer -- such as length, kinetic energy, magnetic
field -- then _none_ of those values is to be taken as the 'true' or
'known' value.
>
>> this goes directly to what i just said above. you want to declare that
>> length is an intrinsic property of the rod by fiat, declaration,
>> definition, spell, enchantment, or 'shut up and go away'. this however
>> will not and never has made length an intrinsic property of the rod.
>
> The rod has an intrinsic and invariant property defined as the distance
> between its two ends. Any sane person would call that its 'length'.
no sir. the distance between its ends is not intrinsic or invariant.
this is confirmed by experiment. insisting that it _is_ intrinsic and
invariant in the face of those experiments is simply denial of reality.
the person who denies reality and then claims this is the only sane way
to think about it, is the one who is bat-shit crazy.
congratulations, rabbidge. you have just confirmed your own psychosis.
all you repeatedly do is to say, 'i don't care what you say. what i say
is _this_ and _this_ is my truth, and you cannot convince me otherwise.
it is true because i say it is true. period, end of story. no evidence
to the contrary is believable, and i will find my own evidence that
supports my own view.' that, rabbidge, is the _hallmark_ symptom of
psychosis and a break from reality.