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To: neverdem

Why does “the speed of light remain the only constant”?

Is there something special about photons within the universe of particles?

Is it the fact that humans have given the effect of photons the name “light” and found that the processing of light (”sight”) is the most useful of the human senses for survival?

Or is it because “light” is the first thing God created?

Inquiring minds....


19 posted on 07/05/2008 10:22:50 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard; annie laurie
Why does “the speed of light remain the only constant”?

It's constant only going through a vacuum. It gets bent and slowed down, i.e. refracted, going through various types of matter.

Is there something special about photons within the universe of particles?

It doesn't have mass, but it has energy according to its wavelength when it behaves like a wave.

Is it the fact that humans have given the effect of photons the name “light” and found that the processing of light (”sight”) is the most useful of the human senses for survival?

That's a judgment call.

Or is it because “light” is the first thing God created?

I'll take a pass on Scripture.

High Energy Gamma Rays Go Slower Than the Speed of Light?

22 posted on 07/05/2008 11:25:30 PM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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