Jain Philosophy and Modern Science

Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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SYADT AD E THEORI OF RELATNITU
19 *t."I One of the examples of the complexity of the Theory of Relativity is ? "If two people meet twice
hey must have lived the same time between the two meetings. This is true from one point of view and not from another It all depends upon whether both of them have been staying-at-home or one has travelled to a distant part of the Universe and then came back in the interim"
Prof. Max Born has very humorously demonstrated the complexity of this Theory. He writes "A friend of min was once at a dnner-party and the lady next to him said. "Professoi, do tell me in a few words what this theory of relativity really is "HC
eplied “of course, I will, provided you will let me tell you this little story first I was going for a walk with a French friend and we got thirsty. By and by ve came to a farm and I said. 'Let us buy a glass of milk here,' What is milk?" 'Oh, you don't know what milk is” It is the white liquid thal_' 'What is white?' 'White?, you don't know what that is either? Well, the swan— 'What is swan” "Swan' the big bird with the bent neck' 'What is bent?' 'Bent? Good heavens, don't you know that? Here, look al my arm. When I put it so, it 'is bent'. 'Oh that is bent, s it? Now I know what milk is" After hearing the story the lady expressed that she was now no longer interested in Relativity"
"Duploning the Uniserse" 257.
Cosmology old and neup 206 3 Ibid 107