The election of Barack Hussein Obama to USA presidency is indeed a historic event. It shows that the extremists and the racists of USA have taken a back seat at least for now. Let us hope that they stay that way. It is interesting to note that the Republican candidate failed in spite of the incumbent president maintaining a discreet distance from his campaign. Mr. Obama's charisma worked because he remained totally focused and objective during his entire campaign and did not leave himself at the mercy of media advisers.
Well done and welcome president Obama. I hope that you will not be afraid of stopping an ongoing war and would be able to transmit your courage and convictions to your generals who seem to need both. I am sure that your success will inspire many potential leaders among common men all over the world and the examples set by you will be followed by many for a long time to come. Just be yourself and stay focused.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Light Talk
Sir,
Please go to page 31 of New Scientist 1 Nov, 2008, Cover story on Relativity. In the illustration if Frank is moving due east at 50 mph and Kate is moving northeast at 70 mph, it will appear to Frank that Kate's train is pointing northeast but drifting northward at 50 mph. Frank will never see the back of Kate's train. I have tried to read and understand Relativity with commonsense but if I were not averse to hurting many people's feelings I would have called it the theory of illusions. A good scientist must not confuse apparent drift with resultant velocity. We see the same face of the moon throughout the year and in its motion relative to us it does not rotate on its axis, but in so doing it does rotate on its axis in exactly one month in its absolute motion. Einstein's postulates are more compromises than prophecies, far from universal truths. Believe me, there are absolute motions and universal truths.
Regards,
Naseem Mahnavi.
Please go to page 31 of New Scientist 1 Nov, 2008, Cover story on Relativity. In the illustration if Frank is moving due east at 50 mph and Kate is moving northeast at 70 mph, it will appear to Frank that Kate's train is pointing northeast but drifting northward at 50 mph. Frank will never see the back of Kate's train. I have tried to read and understand Relativity with commonsense but if I were not averse to hurting many people's feelings I would have called it the theory of illusions. A good scientist must not confuse apparent drift with resultant velocity. We see the same face of the moon throughout the year and in its motion relative to us it does not rotate on its axis, but in so doing it does rotate on its axis in exactly one month in its absolute motion. Einstein's postulates are more compromises than prophecies, far from universal truths. Believe me, there are absolute motions and universal truths.
Regards,
Naseem Mahnavi.
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