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== Philosophical Impact of Relativity ==

== Philosophical Impact of Relativity ==

There is a correlation between enthusiasm for the theory of relativity and political views,<ref>"Mistakenly, in the minds of many, the theory of relativity became relativism."[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38081]</ref> and there is an unmistakable effort to censor or ostracize criticism of relativity.<ref>Although the [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|liberally biased Wikipedia]] contains lengthy criticisms of the subjects of many entries, and even though publications like ''The Economist'' recognize the lack of scientific satisfaction in the theory (see, e.g., "Weighing the Universe," The Economist (Jan. 25, 2007)), Wikipedia's entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Relativity Theory of Relativity] omits one word of criticism.</ref>  Physicist [[Robert Dicke]] of Princeton University espoused an alternate theory of General Relativity, known as the Brans-Dicke theory.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943324,00.html</ref> which may have hurt him professionally{{fact}}, even though his theory "has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."<ref>"Initially a popular alternative to General Relativity, the Brans-Dicke theory lost favor as it became clear that omega must be very large-an artificial requirement in some views. Nevertheless, the theory has remained a paradigm for the introduction of scalar fields into gravitational theory, and as such has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."[http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Essay_bekenstein.html] </ref> Despite being one of the most accomplished physicists in the 20th century, Dicke was never awarded a Nobel Prize, as his most prominent achievement, the determination that the [[cosmic background radiation]] was leftover heat from the big bang, was an explanation - the actual discovery of the radiation was awarded a nobel prize. This is similar to other outspoken critics of scientific theories were passed over in granting the Nobel Prize to less-accompished colleagues.<ref>Other examples of scientists denied Nobel Prizes due to their criticisms of scientific theories are Sir [[Fred Hoyle]] and Dr. [[Raymond Damadian]]</ref>

There is a correlation between enthusiasm for the theory of relativity and political views,<ref>"Mistakenly, in the minds of many, the theory of relativity became relativism."[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38081]</ref> and there is an unmistakable effort to censor or ostracize criticism of relativity.<ref>Although the [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|liberally biased Wikipedia]] contains lengthy criticisms of the subjects of many entries, and even though publications like ''The Economist'' recognize the lack of scientific satisfaction in the theory (see, e.g., "Weighing the Universe," The Economist (Jan. 25, 2007)), Wikipedia's entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Relativity Theory of Relativity] omits one word of criticism.</ref>  Physicist [[Robert Dicke]] of Princeton University espoused an alternate theory of General Relativity, known as the Brans-Dicke theory.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,943324,00.html</ref> which may have hurt him professionally{{fact}}, even though his theory "has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."<ref>"Initially a popular alternative to General Relativity, the Brans-Dicke theory lost favor as it became clear that omega must be very large-an artificial requirement in some views. Nevertheless, the theory has remained a paradigm for the introduction of scalar fields into gravitational theory, and as such has enjoyed a renaissance in connection with theories of higher dimensional space-time."[http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Essay_bekenstein.html]</ref> Despite being one of the most accomplished physicists in the 20th century, Dicke was never awarded a Nobel Prize, because his determination that the [[cosmic background radiation]] was leftover heat from the big bang, which is an explanation and not a discovery. Other outspoken critics of scientific theories were also passed over in granting the Nobel Prize to less-accompished colleagues.<ref>Other examples of scientists denied Nobel Prizes due to their criticisms of scientific theories are Sir [[Fred Hoyle]] and Dr. [[Raymond Damadian]]</ref> Despite being one of the most accomplished physicists in the 20th century, Dicke was never awarded a Nobel Prize, as his most prominent achievement, the determination that the [[cosmic background radiation]] was leftover heat from the big bang, was an explanation - the actual discovery of the radiation was awarded a nobel prize. This is similar to other outspoken critics of scientific theories were passed over in granting the Nobel Prize to less-accompished colleagues.<ref>Other examples of scientists denied Nobel Prizes due to their criticisms of scientific theories are Sir [[Fred Hoyle]] and Dr. [[Raymond Damadian]]</ref>

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