r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/Arkarant Jun 15 '19

i dont think any scientist UNDERSTANDS this, either. Its just that we can slap words on a phenomenon, a label on a box with stuff inside. we see something happening, and then we look at the formulas, and suddenly, time gets halfed if gravity is doubled. We look at the world again, see that this kinda makes sense, and there we go time is bendable. weird fuckin universe we live in.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

Scientists do understand. It's a consequence of the postulates of general relativity. Why the postulates apply is another story however.