sci.physics.relativity

In article , Josh Dull
wrote:

> "Audie Murphy's Ghost" wrote
> > I know that there are religious fundamentalists whos dismiss relativity
> > because they think it runs counter to their idea of moral absolutes.
> > They don't know what they're talking about, either.
>
> I never heard that before (though I guess I shouldn't be surprised). Care
> to explain this, please?
>
> Josh


There is a subset of fundamentalist Christians that believes the Theory
of Special Relativity implies that there are no moral absolutes in the
universe. They may believe this because of the use of the root word
"relative," and because any scientific belief headed by the word
"theory" reminds them of evolution. No, this position does not make
any sense.

The Theory of Special Relativity has nothing to do with morals, and of
course it's been pointed out by people with brains that the theory
itself contains an absolute: the speed of light, which absolutely
cannot be exceeded.