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Would it be incorrect to say that spacetime behaves relationally

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Would it be incorrect to say that spacetime behaves relationally but exists absolutely?
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We can perform a Lorenz transformation which means it is rational.

We can spin relative to space itself without any other need for a reference frame which means it exists absolutely.
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>>8172984
>We can spin relative to space itself without any other need for a reference frame which means it exists absolutely.

I've come to understand that this is still out there.

"In physics, the concept of absolute rotation--is a topic of debate..." -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_rotation

"Alternatively, these experiments provide an operational definition of what is meant by "absolute rotation", and do not pretend to address the question of "rotation relative to what?"." -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotating_spheres
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>>8173211

General relativity gives strong evidence that space must exist absolutely. Gravitational waves demonstrate that space can behave like a medium. There's also the idea of curving space. If space can curve then it must exist absolutely in order to have shape.
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>>8173764
Well I don't know anything about that.

Just saying spinning "relative to absolute space" isn't something you can just state as fact.
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>>8173921

Well we know from gravity probe B that space can spin (Twist rather) relative to a stationary observer. There is as far as I know overwhelming evidence to support the claim that space exists absolutely. It simply has so many definite physical properties that you simply can't call it nothing.
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>>8173921
>I don't understand you
>say I'm right
Are you legitimately dumb?
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The strange thing about spacetime is that we can formulate its behavior meaning that it is rational but everything observed in spacetime must correspond to a constant speed of light which is counter intuitive. Rational but counter-intuitive.
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Fucking shit popping out of thin air at least try to make past people understand or aliby
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>>8173211
It's also a pretty shitty example to give, because general relativity already includes something that is absolute - acceleration.

While velocity is relative, acceleration is not - accelerating reference frames are distinct and not interchangeable with inertial frames.

The spinning bucket argument is actually a good example of this phenomenon; a non-inertial choice of reference frame will require illusory forces to account for observed behavior, such as the centrifugal force on the water.
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>>8172917
The universe contains itself.
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