E=mc2 is Ridiculus?

Question

I don't believe Einstein was correct...I just don't Tesla didn't think he was right either so there...
I'm sorry Einstein but I refuse to beleive that in the future we will have to travel for TEN WHOLE YEARS to get to the center of the galaxy

Anybody else disbelieve his theory if so please tell me why

It really is sort of denial...
I refuse to believe that there is no hope of man kind visiting other star systems

Answer 1

well.. truth be told, E=mc2 was not Einsteins formula in the first place, but I'll let you check that yourself..

I agree with the question. It is a silly notion and when I first learnt sbout it at age 14 .. long ago.. I just thought it was obvious and not some brilliant discovery at all.. the more brilliant discovery is that our eyes interpret images as reflections of light which lead to the discovery of optics and also that lights is actually an electromagnetic waveform, which could be further broken up into neutrinoes and other particles which exist in a paradigm beyond human realm.. well sort of.. this fact (that waveforms are made up of neutrinos) is heavily disputed by the classical and quantum pyhisicists (I'm quantum).. but if true, would completely DEBUNK Eisteins "brilliance" because neutrinos would disspate in space as does all weighted matter; thus E=mc2 remains far too simplistic to offer any degree of accuracy in science. Einstein was a classical physicist BTW.

In fact NASA can send images of Mar's surface to Earth purely because Quantum physicists proved this fact!! ie you need to regenerate data or simply increase the clarity of it's deliverance the further away you are from the subject, from reception. E=mc2 doesn't account for this simple fact and is thus a kiddie formula used to help kiddies buy T-shirts..

I still feel the same way about it 20 years on..

OH.. and to Eri below.. Einstein was not responsible REMOTELY for the discovery of GPS and other major techology thank you VERY much!! It's just convenient for some to say so and keep saying so to suit themselves!! Like Italy hasn't dominated robotics and microelectronics till this day!! And it was a little known Italian mathematician whom Einstein WORKER FOR, who ACTUALLY first postulated and worked on the theory of relativity before E=mc2 was plastered in every encyclopedia the world over!! Gimme a BREAK willya.. you saying you "wished it weren't true" , whilst lambasting my response with scant REAL facts, simply tells me you are uninformed and not very scientific!! So do they just hand these "Top Contributor" tags out here do they??

Answer 2

1) Denial: "I don't believe Einstein was correct!"
2) Anger: "Tesla didn't think he was right either, so there!"
3) Bargaining: "Anybody please tell me why I should believe him?"
4) Depression: "Why do I keep obsessing about this?'
5) Resignation: "The whole world is just crazy, I tell you"

Addendum: What can be hard for people to understand about physics is that a theory can be right and wrong at the same time. Relativity theory is accurate and powerful, in the same way Newtonian physics is accurate and powerful, as well as Quantum physics, Statistical mechanics, Quantum field theory, etc. All of them have important things to say, but just the same, none of them give the complete picture. Can we ever travel faster than the speed of light? So far, everything in physics to date, both theory and experiment, says, "no", except for some esoteric theories in GENERAL relativity, which is hugely ironic to me, considering your whole objection to relativity. Meanwhile, quantum theorists have successfully conducted non-locality experiments, which just might pave the way for some future theory and physics for true teleportation, and therefore "far faster than speed of light travel". But don't hold your breath, because even curent quantum theory does not permit true teleportation in the practical sense the word of getting one place to another. Stay posted.

Answer 3

I'm sorry you feel that way. But since Einstein has been proved correct many, many times (see nuclear fusion, gravity probe A, GPS systems), it's probably you who is wrong. The question is, why do you feel the need to disbelieve things that have been proven beyond reasonable doubt if you can't provide evidence that they are wrong besides 'I wish it weren't so'?

EDIT: TJ, I never claimed Einstein was responsible for GPS. But GPS relies on his theories of relativity, and wouldn't work if Einstein had been incorrect.

And I'm finishing a PhD in astrophysics. Which I don't need to know that your post was full of ****.

Answer 4

The equation E=mc^2 is an approximation of how mass and energy are related. It has been misused by everyone ever since it was invented but it seems to be about the right relationship give or take 5% or so. The misuse has lead to all sorts of problems and name calling so you are more than halfway right to question it as you are doing. If you keep digging you get to the truth at some point.

Answer 5

Instead disbelieve his theory, you should come up with your own theory. But make sure you sweat for your work. Who knows someday you could be another Einstein. Good luck.

ps: why should I tell you why I dont believe in Einstein? :=))

Answer 6

well tecnically his theories havent been proved, nothing in physics is proved they are subject to experiments where they pass the test but every theory including einsteins and quantum theory fail somewhere but stand up to most test.
as for the whole center of the universe in ten years you are very optimisti as to how we are going to advance our current travel methods. mainly because we woould have to go at a spped of 10^11 m/s which is physically impossible, and who told us this that right it was Einstein

Answer 7

Lot's of people are pointing out the many glaring problems with Special and General Relativity.

However, E=mc2 is a magical insight into the true nature of Creation and tells us that matter and energy are interchangeable. He got this one right.

Answer 8

Why do you think it's wrong, other than a feeling that it doesn't make sense? Because science often doesn't follow our intuitions -- it is based on facts and observations. In Einstein's case, E = mc^2 has since been verified in practice over and over by scientists and engineers, so I think it's pretty reliably correct.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

What does:
E=mc^2
have to do with how long it takes to get from hither to yon?

It is just related to conversion of energy to matter and vice-versa. It doesn't say a word about time travel!