>>12263484>The reason we dont call spacetime aether is probably linguistical, to differentiate it from the pre-einstein modelsNot really to differentiate it. It is due to Einstein constantly calling the luminiferous aether bullshit for a fairly long time but then adopting a light-carrying aether himself (which he refers to as "the aether" and that he gives a preferred reference frame) after riling people up about it.
So you have people that praise him for being the man to kill the aether while at the same time pushing one without even the slightest shred of irony.
