GPS doesn't prove space and time are related

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[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Now, does that sound like it proves space and time are related?

The second phenomenon corrected, for, the time dilation due to "the gravitational field strength experienced by the satellites" proves that gravitation is a curved time-space phenomenon. Which proves the basis of general relativity.

Does that sound like it proves nothing can go faster than the speed of light, now?

The first part, the time dilation due to the relative velocities between the satellites and Earth only proves that. But with the other correction, while you don't have proof of GR, you have a striking confirmation of one of its predictions.

[–]jerryk[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Since we have no idea what the code actually look like, and since it is "fusion of theoretical insights from relativity with practical engineering expertise", we actually have no idea whatsoever what's happening.