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Originally Posted by jedaisoul
It is sufficient to note that:
. If we assume that the theory implies that space exists as a material entity, Einstein’s use of the Lorentz contraction does not conform to Michelson’s results, because he has omitted the contrary effect.
. If we assume that the theory does not imply that space exists as a material entity, then (as above) the Lorentz effect cannot arise.
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Are you proposing that *some* particular careful measurement would reveal a problem here, or are you saying that all of GR's predictions are correct but that some underlying statement that Einstein made doesn't make sense to you concerning the reality of space as an entity?