According to the authors of the text, which of the following best describes how our common sense relates to the theory of relativity?
A) Relativity does not violate our common sense because we do not have common sense about motion near the speed of light.
B) Relativity violates common sense because it contradicts logic.
C) Relativity violates common sense because it is counterintuitive.
D) Relativity violates common sense because the theory contradicts itself in many cases.
E) Relativity violates common sense because it is full of paradoxes.
A) Relativity does not violate our common sense because we do not have common sense about motion near the speed of light.
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