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A number of theories were proposed to explain the paradox, including the idea that the aether might in some way be "dragged along" by the earth.  In the end the theory of special relativity (See [[Theory of relativity]]) became the accepted explanation, and the concept of the aether was completely rejected, years later experimental evidence was provided to support the theory of Relativity.

A number of theories were proposed to explain the paradox, including the idea that the aether might in some way be "dragged along" by the earth.  In the end the theory of special relativity (See [[Theory of relativity]]) became the accepted explanation, and the concept of the aether was completely rejected, years later experimental evidence was provided to support the theory of Relativity.

A small number of people feel that the scientific community took a wrong turn when they rejected the concept of the aether: "Could spacetime literally be a kind of fluid, like the ether of pre-Einsteinian physics?" <ref> This is an interesting phenomenon. Lately  some cosmologists have been toying with the idea of 're-inventing' the aether as a way of understanding the creation event. See the article on Black Holes in the December 2005 issue of Scientific American: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000ADA62-D854-137C-962A83414B7F0000&sc=I100322</ref>. They argue that [[Geocentric theory]] is an alternative explanation of the result. If the earth is in-fact stationary relative to the aether then the result of the Michelson-Morley experiment is easy to understand.  This interpretation makes the Earth "special" compared to other celestial objects, supporting the view that Humanity (and the Earth) is the pinnacle of creation (and thus central).

A small number of people feel that the scientific community took a wrong turn when they rejected the concept of the aether. Modern concepts such as a space-time which can be folded by gravitation (a concept vital to [[General Relativity]]), or the [[Higgs Field]] (a proposed concept in particle physics to explain the gravitational force) have been misinterpreted by laymen to be the aether of pre-Einsteinian physics.

Some people argue that [[Geocentric theory]] is an alternative explanation of the result. If the earth is in-fact stationary relative to the aether then the result of the Michelson-Morley experiment is easy to understand.  This interpretation makes the Earth "special" compared to other celestial objects, supporting the view that Humanity (and the Earth) is the pinnacle of creation (and thus central).

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