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If I am traveling in a spaceship with uniform motion near the speed of light towards a stationary observer on Earth, assuming I am not aware of the situation, then I would assume that Earth is approaching me at approximately the speed of light. Where is time passing slower now?

According to the theory of relativity, both the observer and I would believe that time is passing more slowly for the other. How can both be true? Nobody would be wrong with that Assumption. It is a fact that time is passing slower for both of us in a way.

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The light from earth will be blue shifted and everything you see on earth will appear speeded up by the same factor. The people will run faster, cars will travel faster etc.

The earthlings looking up at you will also see the light from you blue shifted by the same factor, and so they will see you move faster than if you were at rest.

If you were moving away from earth everything would appear to be moving slower for both you and the earthlings.

Where is the paradox with this?

mike stone
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