-----Original Message----- [3] The famous equation E=mc^2 does not support special relativity. (This is stated explicitly by the imminent physicist John Wheeler on
page
148 of his famous book _Spacetime Physics_ {1963}, wherein he noted the
fact
that Einstein presented an SR-free derivation of E=mc^2 in order not
to
have this famous and important fact associated with a mere theory.)
Not a helpful comment, but I think it's highly amusing that John Wheeler is imminent.
I have a strong suspicion his "Spacetime Physics" claim is a misleading paraphrase, especially since our disputant is calling E=mc^2 a "famous and important fact" but special relativity a "mere theory", demonstrating the standard misunderstanding of the scientific meaning of the word "theory".