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Originally Posted by peacegirl
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Originally Posted by Spacemonkey
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Originally Posted by peacegirl
No LadyShea, you're just not understanding this phenomenon. That's exactly why the Sun would be seen instantly if it was turned on at 12:00 (efferent vision), but it would still have to travel the actual distance of 8 minutes to reach Earth at 12:08 where we would have light to see each other.
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So you are saying that when the Sun is turned on, there will be a 'mirror image' at the eye but no light yet at the eye, right?
So what does that mirror image consist of? |
Obviously light is interacting with the retina due to the fact that the object can be seen. If the object can be seen (in real time), then the light's job, so to speak, is not to bring any images anywhere. The light's property is to reveal what's out there in the material world. But if there is no light on Earth because it hasn't arrived yet, then the requirement for seeing you, who is next to me, hasn't been met, therefore, I have to wait 8 minutes. |
What can one do but laugh?
If peacegirl marketed Lessans' book as a parody of a crackpot she might actually realize her goal of making money off of it. I wonder if she realizes this.