Elliott Not-So-Sober on X: “The “value” of the speed of light is a contrivance imposed on relation…”

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Anastasia

@demystifysci

Sep 24

alright, so then can you tell me what quantum field theory says about what causes the speed of light to have the value that it does?

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Elliott Not-So-Sober

@Leophilius

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The “value” of the speed of light is a contrivance imposed on relations between features of the World, given by human analysis. The value depends on our numerical and mathematical apparatuses as well as our convented units of measurement.
The relation is real, the “value” is not.

Sep 24, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC

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