TACIT REJECTION OF SPECIAL RELATIVITY

Lee Smolin loves general relativity because it allows him to get away
with thinking of the absurd consequences of Einstein's 1905 false
constant-speed-of-light postulate:

http://closertotruth.com/video-profi...e-Smolin-/1278
Lee Smolin: "From the point of general relativity, classical general
relativity, you can have it both ways: you can think of this block
universe picture which you mention, and you can get away with that, to
a certain extent."

http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2408/
Vesselin Petkov: "This paper pursues two aims. First, to show that the
block universe view, regarding the universe as a timelessly existing
four-dimensional world, is the only one that is consistent with
special relativity."

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/smol...n03_print.html
Lee Smolin: "Now, here is the really interesting part: Some of the
effects predicted by the theory appear to be in conflict with one of
the principles of Einstein's special theory of relativity, the theory
that says that the speed of light is a universal constant. It's the
same for all photons, and it is independent of the motion of the
sender or observer. How is this possible, if that theory is itself
based on the principles of relativity? The principle of the constancy
of the speed of light is part of special relativity, but we quantized
Einstein's general theory of relativity. Because Einstein's special
theory is only a kind of approximation to his general theory, we can
implement the principles of the latter but find modifications to the
former. And this is what seems to be happening!"

Pentcho Valev