“The problem is this is Theoretical Physics. It’s all mathematical conjecture.”
No, relativity was only “theoretical” in that Einstein conceived it mainly as a thought experiment; it can actually be tested by a variety of experiments.
Obviously we can’t approach anywhere close to the speed of light, but we can demonstrate the time dilation effects he predicted on a smaller scale.
Well, the vast majority of scientists and virtually all laymen fail to comprehend the consequences of what is glibly asserted to be random, or acts of randomness. That’s a big problem, Houston. Randomness is a mere observational consequence of contemplating systems too large and complex to be computationally analyzed. Physical systems that are disordered to a ‘random’ state (blowing a large rock to bits, for instance) persist in their entropical state unless/until acted upon from without. All physical systems have antecedents. No exceptions. Basic Newton. There is no such thing as a pure-inorganic system that self-organizes beyond the crystalline or solution or flux-induced pattern stage(s). Randomness is merely a figment of imagination that humans use to deal with non-computational systems. Einstein said it well, and truly. People just have to accept the real science. This Yale prof gets it right.