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| Cesium clocks and the speed of light |
Bebbington, John |
Sep 07, 2005 |
Only recently come across your web page and am greatly enjoying reading it's contents.
I was watching a Hovind seminar video a few days ago (I can only watch about 5 minutes at a time without pulling out what little hair I have left). He was talking about the alleged slowing down of c. He then stated that scientists found that c stopped slowing down around 1960 which wasn't surprising since c was by that date being measured by use of cesium clocks and such clocks are dependant upon the speed of light. I could not understand this point so I have searched the web to find any rebuttals but there seem to be none. So I looked for descriptions of the workings of cesium clocks. These seem to indicate that the clocks are independant of the speed of c so I am mystified as to what Bubba Hovind was saying. I am well aware that most of what he says is worse than balderdash but am intrigued as to whether there is any truth in the allegation that c on August 31st cannot be measured against c on September 1st to find whether it is slowing down because cesium clocks depend on c for their accuracy. Can you help? |
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| My question |
Anderson, James |
Sep 03, 2005 |
Have you figured out how to make worms from cheese yet?
Let me know when 'spontaneous generation' becomes testable and repeatable. Until then it's not REALLY science, is it?
"Our ways of learning about the world are strongly influenced by the social preconceptions and biased modes of thinking that each scientist must apply to any problem. The stereotype of a fully rational and objective "scientific method", with individual scientists as logical (and interchangeable) robots is self-serving mythology."
--Stephen Jay Gould |
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| The end is near |
Thomas, Cynthia |
Sep 04, 2005 |
| The creationists and ID fraudsters are certainly heading for their own ruin. Anyone with half a mind can see that the whole point of ID is to continue the Bible-carrying work of creationists. The moulding pages of religious thought can only last a while in this age of awareness. Keep up the good work! |
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