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[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".