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If this was rather an '''attempt''' at verification (which for the sake of argument I'll assume actually failed) then at least we need to change the section heading. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:24, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
If this was rather an '''attempt''' at verification (which for the sake of argument I'll assume actually failed) then at least we need to change the section heading. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:24, 5 April 2013 (EDT)
:No, those verifications weren't just ''attempts'', they were quite successful - and they have been repeated over and over again. That doesn't mean that the theory is necessarily true, as ''verifications'' aren't ''proofs''. But we don't expect proofs in physics, and it's save to say that nearly every physicist would be quite surprised if the Special Theory of Relativity were falsified.
:No, those verifications weren't just ''attempts'', they were quite successful - and they have been repeated over and over again. That doesn't mean that the theory is necessarily true, as ''verifications'' aren't ''proofs''. But we don't expect proofs in physics, and it's save to say that nearly every physicist would be quite surprised if the Special Theory of Relativity were falsified.
::Ed may be onto something. We need to separate the politics from the science. How about starting a seperate article entitled "The politics of E=mc<sup>2</sup>" and then include only claims that can be supported in reliable sources in that new article. I have looked, but I can't find any widespread "anti-E=mc<sup>2</sup>" out there. I have only found conservative support for the civilian use of nuclear energy to produce electricity. Those conservatives claim that nuclear energy is well-understood and reliable, and that engineers do not guess as to how much energy is produced in the reactors. Thanks, [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 07:53, 6 April 2013 (EDT)