Title: Rietdijk–Putnam argument - Wikipedia
Headings: Rietdijk–Putnam argument
Rietdijk–Putnam argument
Contents
Andromeda paradox
Criticisms
References
Further reading

Content: The argument is not about what can be "seen"; it is purely about what events different observers consider to occur in the present moment. Criticisms
The interpretations of relativity used in the Rietdijk–Putnam argument and the Andromeda paradox are not universally accepted. Stein and Savitt note that in relativity the present is a local concept that cannot be extended to global hyperplanes. Furthermore, David Mermin states: That no inherent meaning can be assigned to the simultaneity of distant events is the single most important lesson to be learned from relativity. — David Mermin, It’s About Time
References
^ Rietdijk, C. W. (1966) A Rigorous Proof of Determinism Derived from the Special Theory of Relativity, Philosophy of Science, 33 (1966) pp. 341–344. ^ Putnam, H. (1967). Time and Physical Geometry, Journal of Philosophy, 64, (1967) pp.