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pelican
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Message 1 of 3 (451944)
01-29-2008 10:20 AM


I have no misconceptions of E=MC2. I do not dispute it's authenticity. What I do dispute is others conceptions of what it actually means. I am neither scientist, evolutionist or creationist and for this reason, I have chosen to start it here in the coffee house.
The only expertise I have is year 12 maths. However, I do have experience in misconceptions and the meaning of words. Therefore for easier understanding I will put the mathematical theory into words.
E=MC2 means "Energy equals mass multiplied by the speed of light multiplied by the speed of light.
For the sake of clarity I will start with one point that is misunderstood by some on this forum.
I maintain this equasion is a theory and as such has not been proved.
Is this true?

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01-29-2008 10:36 AM
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01-29-2008 10:20 AM


I maintain this equasion is a theory and as such has not been proved.
It depends on what you mean by "proven". A brazillion experiments have been performed on this, and it has been verified in all of these. In science, that counts as "proven".
Oh, yeah, it's a theory, too. In fact, being in the form of a concise equation, we might even call it a law.

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