[ModelBreaker]

“But that’s far from saying that neither is correct, and only subject to someone’s personal interpretation.”

It’s a big step from “gravity bends light and time dilates when you approach the speed of light,” to all reality is created by social consensus and no reality has any claim to be better than any other. In some ways, the theory of relativity was named unfortunately in this regard.

There’s a theorem in machine learning called “no free lunches.” It was abused in a similar manner (in a much smaller circle).

[Telepathic Intruder]

What is unfortunate is the semantics only. The theory of relativity could also be described as the theory of absoluteness, since space and time must be relative in order for the speed of light to be absolute. Space can contract or expand, time can slow down or speed up, but the speed of light remains the same no matter the frame of reference. It is a constant.

Einstein realized this only because the technology of his day was able to show that the speed of light was a constant, no matter the reference frame. If Newton had known the same thing, he might have come up with relativity theory as well.