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Old 01-27-2005   #20 (permalink)
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Re: "Freezing" time

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You're missing the point. Both observers will see THEIR time as perfectly normal. It's the other person that will seem to be moving more slowly. This is the key issue of time dilation, which is an intrinsic property of accelerating objects in space-time.
You are missing the point. I said twice that I am not trying to compare special relativity to this hypothesis, as there are obviously different forces and circumstances at play.

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With temperature there is no time dilation.
By definition this is true. But at what point does the hypothesis break down? Without this, or incontrovertible proof of the contrary, the hypothesis still stands.
 
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