The Relationship between the Observer and what is Observed

A non stanrd view of standard things

The problem this highlights is that the observer is assumed to be human and a human makes subjective judgements. To eliminate that, temporarily, from consideration, we will substitute a stationary Light Detector(LD) that only reacts to the light it receives.

The thing that it is reacting to, in this case, is a minute Pinpoint of Light(PL) situated somewhere in a perfect glass sphere(Ball). This Ball is rotating in deep space and not making any other movement and is free from all other influences, as is the LD. As far as the atoms that make up the Ball are concerned, they are not moving but always remain in the same stationary relationship with each other. Things such as reflection and refraction are ignored as they do not change the THRUST of what is being discussed.

CASE 1. The PL is at the exact centre of the Ball. The LD detects no movement of the PL, its plotting pen on the graph paper does not move.
CASE 2  The PL makes a uniform straight line progression within the ball towards its surface and at right angles to the axis of rotation. What does the LD detect?  There are two extreme cases:-
    a)  The LD is  is also perpendicular to the axis of rotation and in the same plane as the Ball. In this case it sees the movement as an increasing oscillation about the centre. If the reaction of the detector is less than the speed of rotation it will see a progressively increasing line, until the diameter of the Ball seems to be filled by the PL
    b)  The LD is above a pole of the axise of rotation. Then it registers the advance of the PL as a spiral.
    c) the only other situations lie somewhere between the two extremes depending upon where the PL is situated in relation to the axis of rotation. There is a virtually an infinite number of such positions

IN NO CASE does the LD correctly perceive what the PL is actually doing, which is advancing from the centre to the surface in  straight line.  Also if  the LD remains in its initial position and PL moves in a straight line that is not perpendicular to the axis of rotation then the result is identical to the LD moving and the  PL advancing perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

FURTHER if the LD is visible to the PL then the LD appears to be doing exactly the same movement as seen from the PL as the PL is seeing of  the LD, except in the opposite direction.

CONCLUSION  As soon as the PL moves away from the centre, the LD does not perceive the movement it is actually doing within the Ball.  So as soon as there is relative movement what the LD sees is an illusion of what is actually happening within the Ball.

HOWEVER IF the LD was able to exert an  influence on the PL to bring it to the surface of the Ball, then the fact that both are working with an illusion of what is really happening does not change the fact that the PL arrives at the surface!

Thus the realationship between the observer and the observed is false from either point of view when there is relative movement, but can be made to work as if it wasn't.  The only thing that changes  is the understanding of how it works, which can never be correct. If there is no relative movement then the relation is correct.

The HUMAN EYE

If we substitute a human eye in place of the Light Dector(LD) what changes?  Nothing in terms of what is perceived. However the human assumes that the Ball is in the same space it is, when it isn't.  The reason it isn't is that to enter the ball, you would have to speed up to match its speed of rotation.  Just as if you wanted to get onto a merry-go round in a fairground that is in motion. you try and step on and you will get thrown off, first you have to run until you are going as fast as it is and then you can step on easily without a problem.

HOWEVER, if you speed up=accelerate, then you are changing your relationship to the space you are in and the time relationship you have with it as a result. Don't take my word for it, take Einstein's.  If you have to change your relationship with your space to enter mine, then we are not in the same space, you only think we are.

CONCLUSION
The only difference a subjective=human observer makes is that in addition to the illusion operating, there is a false conclusion that you, the observer, are in the same space as what is observed, which is only the case if there is no relative movement.

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In practical terms if you are in the same room as me whilst I'm writing this in France we can say hi and even hug. We could say hi via Skype if you were in some other country, but not hug.   No matter where you are in the world we can never occupy the SAME space.  Even if I take a plane, your ABSOLUTE position in space can never be reached, the earth is moving round the sun, which is moving round the galaxy which....  But by changing the space I occupy to one that is local enough to be reached by plane or other means of transport then I can end up in the same room and hug you, but that all takes TIME.

So here we are, using both eyes and telescopes and other instruments to look at the Universe and the Points of Light=Stars are all in relative movements to us and even each other. So whatever we see is an illusion compared to what is actually happening. As has already been said, that does not mean we cannot find a way to make the illusion work for us, but our understanding of how it works will always be FALSE!!