AG, the fact that your only response is to repeat "PRICK" like a broken record says everything about your inability to engage in actual discussion.
You just admitted that it's possible you're still clinging to classical notions of time. That’s the closest thing to progress you’ve made in this entire exchange. But let’s be real—you’ll probably backpedal on that in your next reply, just like you’ve done every other time. So go ahead, type "PRICK" again if that’s all you’ve got left. It’s the perfect way to prove you were never interested in an actual conversation. Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 22:34, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:24:36 PM UTC-7 Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > AG, the irony of you accusing me of not "getting it" while you > continuously move the goalposts is almost impressive. > > > You keep doing the same thing. You have zero ability for self reflection. > AN INCORRIGIBLE PRICK. AG > > > You’ve spent this entire discussion dodging explanations, shifting > arguments, and now pretending that maybe, just maybe, you might have had a > reason for not accepting the answer earlier. Except, that’s nonsense. You > weren’t "under the impression" of anything—you were rejecting explanations > outright while throwing insults. > > > PRICK. > > > Fitting and not fitting at different times is exactly what relativity > predicts, and there is nothing paradoxical about it once you acknowledge > that simultaneity is relative. If you still see a paradox, it’s because > you’re clinging to classical, absolute notions of time that do not exist in > SR. > > > That's possible. AG > > > So what’s next? Another dramatic exit? Another accusation? Or are you > finally going to admit you were just being stubborn? > > > PRICK. > > > Quentin > > Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 22:18, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:09:30 PM UTC-7 Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > AG, I answered your question directly. The fact that you don’t like the > answer—or that it exposes your bad faith—isn’t my problem. > > The paradox arises from the false assumption that there is a universal > simultaneity, leading to the mistaken belief that the car must fit and not > fit in an absolute sense. The solution is recognizing that simultaneity is > frame-dependent, meaning each frame has its own consistent reality where > its conclusion holds. There is no contradiction once you stop applying > outdated, classical assumptions to relativistic scenarios. > > Now, go ahead—pretend I didn’t answer, throw another insult, or twist this > into something else. That’s all you ever do. > > > You just don't get it. You constantly accuse me of this or that, as if you > can read my intentions. For that reason, and only for that reason, I > identify you as an incorrigible PRICK. As for your answer, when did you > write that? I might have been under the impression that fitting and not > fitting at DIFFERENT times might still be a paradox, and perhaps might NOT > have accepted your answer for that reason, which I know you cannot grasp. > AG > > > Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 21:44, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : > > Why can't you just answer my question and cease being a pseudo > mind-reading PRICK? Yes, that's what you are. No doubt about it. AG > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 2:31:11 PM UTC-7 Quentin Anciaux wrote: > > AG, after all your backpedaling, dodging, and attempts to rewrite history, > you’re now pretending to ask a sincere question? Fine, I’ll humor > you—though we both know you’ll just find another way to twist this. > > The so-called paradox arises when someone incorrectly assumes that both > frames should agree on whether the car fits inside the garage at a single > universal moment. In other words, people mistakenly expect an absolute > answer to a question that is frame-dependent. > > The "Problem" That Simultaneity Resolves: > > Garage frame: The car is contracted due to length contraction, so at some > moment in this frame, it fits entirely inside the garage. > > Car frame: The garage is contracted instead, and simultaneity shifts, > meaning that by the time the back of the car enters, the front has already > exited. The car is never entirely inside at any moment in this frame. > > > Why This Is Not a Contradiction: > > The naïve view (where people think in classical, absolute simultaneity > terms) sees this as a paradox: "How can the car fit and not fit at the same > time?" > > Relativity of simultaneity resolves this because the frames do not share a > single definition of ‘at the same time’. What is "simultaneous" in one > frame is not simultaneous in another. > > > Your whole "question" is just an attempt to make it seem like simultaneity > doesn’t actually resolve anything—when, in reality, the misunderstanding of > simultaneity is the only reason people see a paradox in the first place. > > If you truly don’t see this after months of discussion, it’s not because > the answer isn’t clear—it’s because you refuse to let go of your > preconceptions. > > Quentin > > Le mer. 5 févr. 2025, 21:22, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> a écrit : > > FWIW, I've established to my satisfaction that the "paradox" is unrelated > to the fact that the car fits and doesn't fit in the garage. As Clark > pointed out, this result is "odd". And it is not related to Clark claim the > alleged paradox has anything to do with the idea that fitting and not > filling occurs "at the same time", since each frame in SR has its own set > of clocks, so the hypothesis in quotes makes no sense. The one thing > there's general agreement on, is that the paradox is resolved by applying > the disagreement about simultaneity. You've made this claim repeatedly and > mocked me for not seeing the light. But if your alleged solution, which I > referred to as a slogan, is the solution to the paradox, the question is, > "What is the problem it is a solution to?" So, now I'd appreciate an answer > to this basic question, if you have one. What exactly, in your opinion, is > the paradox you claim is solved by disagreement about simultaneity? 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