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Title: Finding God In Physics: Einstein's Missing Relative by Roy Masters, Bob Just, Dorothy Baker ISBN: 0-933900-19-8 Publisher: Foundation of Human Understanding Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: More Examples
Comment: Chapter 16. How Light Does the Impossible
pages 150-151
Roy Masters mentions that the speed of light in vacuum is constant at 186,000 miles per second.
He then continues:
"light does not need its emitting source for power."
Of course it does. This is commonly known, observed, measured and engineered.
"Light slows down through the denser media of air, water, or glass, but upon emerging from the other side of any of those media, light instantly accelerates back to its precise former velocity."
Again, it does not decelerate and does not accelerate. When the photon is not condensed into the mass of an electron, it moves incessantly at constant speed.
"Where does light get its power, and how does light know how fast to go?"
The energy of a photon is usually derived from the collapse of the energy state of an electron.
"What energizes light?"
Usually, the difference in energy states (higher to lower) that an electron experiences, which liberates an electron.
Radiation is emitted from a source when a sudden change in energy occurs and when the photon emission is the favored partition of energy. In particular, this happens in the collapse of electron energy levels.
"If I throw a baseball through a plate glass window, will it emerge from the other side at the same velocity? Of course not. Then how on earth do photons do it?? From what source do they derive the power to regain their velocity?"
The loss of energy from light is indicated in the lowering of its frequency and not in "slowing down". Blue light has more quantum energy per photon than red light. When light passes through a "clear" solid, it can experience lowering of its frequency and/or a drop in its intensity.
"light is either pushed by an ether "wind", or "light has some kind of infinite, self-regulating, internal propulsion. Obviously, the first is the only plausible line of inquiry".
Light exists as an electric wave interchanging into a magnetic wave and back again. It does not draw on internal propulsion because its energy isn't spent by pure motion.
"The problem presented by this heretofore unexplained behavior of light is possibly too scary for most scientists to contemplate."
The reader should be able to see the depth of Roy Masters' delusion. He believes that he sees this error in scientific reasoning (based on his own ignorance) through his divinely derived insight.
Even one of the book's editors, Robert Just writes in the book's Preface, "-ponder the behavior of light as it slows down to pass through a prism and then, inexplicably - in fact, impossibly- regains its original speed."
So we know that Mr. Just has no background in physics, either.
pg. 113
Alignment of Atoms Causes Planets to Rotate
"When a sufficient portion of the core of any mass becomes solid due to the pressure of gravity,, atoms align, producing the almost perfect magnetic field. Collectively, en masse, the aligned atoms tend to spin all in the same direction, causing the whole body to rotate."
Not only has he borrowed this from Joe Newman, but this is completely baseless.
Same page, further down:
"Contrary to the traditional view of lightning, I believe that wherever a column of moist air possesses sufficient density and reaches high enough into the atmosphere, the everpresent electric charge surrounding our planet is conducted to ground as lightning bolts."
Lightning, as can be blatantly observed and measured, is brought about by the triboelectric effect. When a cloud moves through the air, it can pick up a heavy electric charge. When its voltage exceeds the dielectric strength of the air, it discharges to the ground as lightning.
Rating: 1
Summary: In Response
Comment: Having written the review that JL refers to, I will respond, for the benefit of the reader. I gave the exact example of Masters believing that light slows down in a solid and speeds up on the other end. It does nothing of the kind. Roy Masters' preoccupation with Joe Newman illustrates the problem with such books. Like Newman, Roy Masters will write confidently about something he knows nothing about. He and the reader develop a love relationship. He feels like he is tuning into God and the reader feels that he is chosen to hear this message.
The ugliness is at its heaviest when both launch their attacks on people who work in the field for decades, who read hundreds of thousands of pages of technical literature throughout their careers and who reduce their ideas to practical products. Like Joe Newman's book, "The Energy Machine of Joseph Newman", you will never see any idea from Roy Masters' book reduced to practice. It's chatter that comes from a narcissistic mind. On the surface it appears logical. But ultimately, it only appears logical once the uneducated reader buys into the idea that, "You too can understand the cosmos like an expert!" As for general comments on ether theory, not one word of it is original.
As for the skeptic who hears a lot of sense in what Roy Masters says, but also sees something nutty in it, you are fortunate. Be advised that the avid endorsements of his book are always from uneducated people who want to endear themselves to Masters.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book!!!
Comment: This book presents the reader with a totally different view of creation, our material world, and how it came into existence. First of all, Masters states that although space is thought of as being a vacuum, the opposite may be true, because nature abhors a vacuum. Instead, space is filled with 'ether', a theory that has been stated in the past, but has been rejected in favour of the current view of the universe. However, we should not forget that our current view of the universe is subject to the knowledge we have today, which is VERY limited, to say the least. Just look at how drastically views/theories can change, thanks to new discoveries, how often scientist proclaim that they were completely dumbfounded by a new discovery because they had expected something totally different.
Roy Masters presents in this book his unique vision on how the universe came into being, and much of what he says makes a lot of sense. In his days, Einstein was criticized for his 'idiosyncratic' theories by other scientists, I suppose that every original thinker has to endure gall being spewed in his direction. What I see here is a beautiful theory, and I would love to see the scientific community do research on it.
What surprises me most is the very 'un-scientific' emotional outbursts against Roy Masters for writing this book, calling him 'an unwitting egomaniac'. If I were a physicist I definitely would take this theory very seriously and begin to investigate it instead of launching unfounded emotional attacks, because if his theory is right, it will have far reaching consequences.
I cannot attest if all the statements made by Masters are 100% correct, I only have a basic knowledge of physics. But I love his theory, it makes sense, and I definitely take it seriously. To do otherwise would be very foolish and unscientific, after all, isn't the truth of a statement tested by trying to prove it wrong? So, instead of coming up with unfounded, dumb emotional attacks on Roy Master's persona, try to come up with proof that he is wrong. Test his ideas, nature does not lie, people do.
This book testifies to a bold and original thinker, you do not have to be a student of physics to be able to read and understand this book, the author explains everything as clear as possible, and he does not try to confuse the reader with his words, as many other scholars attempt to do. Using words as a means of intimidation and self-aggrandisement, ah well, this is an entirely different subject. So, do yourself a favour and get this book, it definitely is worth a 5 star rating.
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Title: How to Conquer Negative Emotions by Roy Masters, Mel Tappan ISBN: 0933900015 Publisher: Foundation of Human Understanding Pub. Date: 01 June, 1975 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Adam and Eve Sindrome by Roy Masters, Robin Stevens ISBN: 0933900112 Publisher: Foundation of Human Understanding Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: How to Survive Your Parents by Roy Masters, Master Roy ISBN: 0933900104 Publisher: Foundation of Human Understanding Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: How Your Mind Can Keep You Well by Roy Masters, Dorothy Baker ISBN: 0933900090 Publisher: Foundation of Human Understanding Pub. Date: 01 June, 1978 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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