How about the misconception that vacuum sucks? What exactly is the
Torricelli vacuum doing then? I'm sure there are countless common
sense misconceptions that _don't_ involve space or time.
What about heavier objects falling faster than light ones?
Cheers
>
> Guys,
> I want to pose a puzzle !
> Did somebody think about why overcoming misconceptions of “common sense”
> (e.g., flatness of the earth; geocentrism; absoluteness of time) is
> always related one way or another to space and what could mean the maxim
> of Shvetashvatara Upanishad “When people roll up space like a skin, then
> there will be an end of evil without knowing God” (VI, 20) ?
>
> Roman Avaqian
> e-mail: rom.domain.name.hidden
>
>
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