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The argument in some "proofs" is that although overall energy, kinetic plus potential, is conserved, the potential energy can manifest itself as an increase in the resting mass -- an assumption that implicitly redefines mass to comport with the conclusion sought.
 
The argument in some "proofs" is that although overall energy, kinetic plus potential, is conserved, the potential energy can manifest itself as an increase in the resting mass -- an assumption that implicitly redefines mass to comport with the conclusion sought.
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== False experimental claims ==
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It is common for [[atheist]]s to claim that E=mc² is proven by what are, in fact, ordinary chemical reactions that emit energy.  Nuclear-fission reactions, such as the transformation of hydrogen to helium, do not demonstrate any connection between the rest energy of a mass and the speed of light, as E=mc² asserts.
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Broken clocks are correct twice a day, and some isolated experiments have asserted verification of E=mc² in certain carefully framed scenarios.  But no experiment has demonstrated E=mc² with any reasonable degree of generality.
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== Motivation for E=mc² ==
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The insistence on E=mc² is partly motivated by a quest for a "grand unified theory," which has never been found despite the waste of billions of dollars and roughly a century looking for it.  If mass and energy were equivalent as E=mc² asserts, then there should be a theory that unifies gravitation and electromagnetic forces.  There isn't, and the [[Bible]] correctly predicts that there isn't.
    
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