Yes, all acceleration is absolute, not relative. You don’t need hypothetical esoteric effects to detect it, a usual weighing scale will do. Gravity throws a bit of a quirk in it, of course.
I’m simultaneously reassured (that my intuition’s correct) & confused (about SilasBarta & Eliezer’s remarks, since they read to me like they contradict my intuition). Maybe I should post a comment on the Sequences post rather than continuing to press the point here, though.
[Edit: originally linked the wrong Sequences post, fixed that.]
Yes, all acceleration is absolute, not relative. You don’t need hypothetical esoteric effects to detect it, a usual weighing scale will do. Gravity throws a bit of a quirk in it, of course.
I’m simultaneously reassured (that my intuition’s correct) & confused (about SilasBarta & Eliezer’s remarks, since they read to me like they contradict my intuition). Maybe I should post a comment on the Sequences post rather than continuing to press the point here, though.
[Edit: originally linked the wrong Sequences post, fixed that.]