View Single Post
  #23 (permalink)  
Old 24-July-2008, 08:12 PM
Argos's Avatar
Argos Argos is offline
Order of Kilopi
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: 22°20'42"S / 49°03'14"W
Posts: 7,871
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Argos
And I agree with jlhredshift in that science is more suited to explain the 'hows', 'wheres', 'whens', and not the 'whys'. Why is the speed of light c?
Quote:
Originally Posted by alainprice
You are asking why the speed of light is the speed of light.

It's like trying to define time; an exercise in futility.
Quote:
Originally Posted by sabianq
Is that ok?
Yes, because we´re saying the same thing. Alainprince is just nitpicking, and you, apparently, too.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Argos
Well, why it takes on the value we know? I think that´s what I meant: a futility exercise.
__________________
What brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart
Reply With Quote