1. The Need of New Approaches - Kritische Stimmen zur ...

2012
Chapter 9: The Thought Experiment
6. The Thought Experiment in the Internet
The presence of the research project in the Internet began with the decision, taken in December 2003, to send
the print files of the documentation to three prominent critics of the theories of relativity, each of whom had their
own home pages in the Internet, for purposes of “distribution”. The development in the Internet since then, and the
reactions and results have already been described in summary, cf. pp 24-31:
“The Reactions in the Online World”
“In the Internet Also the Supporters of the Theory are Informed About the Criticism”
“The Offline World and the Online World”
In what follows, a detailed account will be given of the take-up and distribution of the information on the
research project. First, however, the question of the arrangement of the material must be mentioned.
A strict chronology as the principle of organization for the entire report would not have been fitting within the
stormy developments of this free and chaotic medium and would hardly have been possible in any case. Three subchapters
were therefore formed, each with its own organization.
The first sub-chapter is “The Approach of the GOM Project in the Internet”. The gradual winning of resolute
and effective supporters in the Web, who offer the download (from their own servers or via a link) or show extracts
from publications of the project, is treated chronologically.
The take-up of the GOM project in the Internet forums will be documented as a second sub-chapter, because
this type of Internet site attracts the largest number of visitors and, thanks to the freedom of the Internet, makes the
disputes between the various conceptions and positions visible. The Internet forums, approx. 40 in all, are listed
alphabetically in keeping with their names or titles, the title variations themselves being first given in an overview.
The third sub-chapter is a list of all of the other Internet sites on which the G. O. Mueller project (also soon
referred to in short as “GOM”) was presented and discussed. These Internet sites are significantly characterized by
their operators, for which reason they are listed alphabetically according to the names of these operators; only when
such personal details are missing in the titles of the start pages are the titles as such, or the headings, used for
sorting.
Basically speaking, the Internet sites of all observances are included, i.e. regardless of any tendency to support
or to reject. The project also attaches value to the fact that declared opponents of criticism of relativity should know
of the existence of the documentation and the other publications of the project, and can express an opinion on this.
As for the titling of the Internet sites, the user of the Internet is faced with the fact that some sites have various
alternative titles and some also include the URL in the title. This tends to make the choice of the title for alphabetic
integration somewhat arbitrary and random. We have been unable to find a consequent and logical solution to this
problem, although we have tried to assist the reader by giving a short overview of all of the forums listed in the
Internet sites. With this, one can inform oneself quickly as to whether a certain sought Internet site has been taken
up in the following list.
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