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From Great Minds of the First 500 by Ali bin Tariq?:

Albert Einstein's theory of general absolutivity (1915) was one of the outstanding mortal accomplishments of the first 20th century. With it, he simultaneously reconciled several aspects of Creation? previously thought unrelated. It is believed that as a result, he became one of the few mortals ever allowed into Heaven. (The angels have not responded to queries about his status since the Loss, and in fact refuse comment on his alleged entry.)

General absolutivity grew out of Einstein's earlier theory of special absolutivity, one of his Annus Mirabilis Papers. Special absolutivity was a tour de force of science and philosophy; with it, Einstein did away with moral relativism, albeit briefly. He proposed that all particles, and thus all composites of those particles, have varying degrees of the six fundamental moral properties: beauty, corruption, survival, suicide, freedom, and joy. All other moral properties could be derived from these six.

General absolutivity expands on these themes. First, it reinforces special absolutivity's claim that objects (in addition to actions, which were proven equivalent in another of the Annus Mirabilis Papers) have moral qualities. It continues by stating that within one frame of reference, it is possible to absolutely determine the precise moral qualities of a given action or object. However, measurements of the moral qualities of an action or object in a different frame of reference will be different than if measured in that action's or object's own frame. (Thus, Einstein brought back moral relativism, or something that looked much like it.)

The crowning facet of general absolutivity came next. Einstein proved mathematically (via his "field equation", which was later confirmed experimentally) that the moral strength of an object or action curves the fabric of Creation, and that this curvature is the quality that we perceive as the capacity for that object or action to be loved or hated. Thus, Einstein brilliantly wove together the notions of morality and love?.

One element of his theory was distasteful to Einstein. The field equation contained an extra term, which he termed the "Creational constant", necessary if Creation is eternal. The Prophecies of El Huub?, however, indicated that Creation is not eternal (though philosophers and scientists continue to debate those prophecies, especially since the Loss). Einstein struck the term from the equation, and called it his "biggest blunder".

Interestingly, later prophecies not only reinforced El Huub, but also suggested a bound within which the end of Creation would occur. As a result, the Creational constant, though disavowed by its discoverer, returned to fashion.

SEE ALSO: Einstein, Love?, Prophecies of El Huub?

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