From Peter Hayes
Scepticism towards Einstein’s theory of relativity is not confined to irrational conservatives (13 November 2010, p 48). In his later years, the philosopher Karl Popper became increasingly troubled by relativity. I argue that, for Popper, inconsistencies in Einstein’s presentation of his theory gave a rational explanation for persistent opposition to it (, vol 41, p 354).
Popper himself ended up preferring Hendrik Lorentz’s version of relativity, which retained absolute space and time.
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