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mfb- t1_je7qygw wrote

The amount of light that gets deflected by more than a tiny fraction of a degree is negligible, and a measurable deflection needs the lensing of other galaxies and good telescopes to notice it at all. All the stars you see with the naked eye are where you see them.

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[deleted] t1_je7z80h wrote

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mfb- t1_je88q1o wrote

There are no "absolute positions" anyway.

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Arquit3d t1_je8afeg wrote

The fact that a reference point can't be defined by our standards doesn't make the system static or absurd.

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