Cecil Moore wrote:

...
"I have considered the popular claim that the ether has been "abolished"
[...]. Reverting to experimental findings I have reviewed the experiment
of Sagnac, having in mind the claim that the ether can not be detected
experimentally. I have asserted that, in the light of the experimentally
found variation of clock rate with motion, this experiment does detect
the ether."

Yes, that annoying fact, clocks slow when you place 'em on jet aircraft,
refuel the aircraft in flight, and make a few trips around the
circumference of the earth.

In my present state of thought, this directly relates to the speed of
light; further, I suspect, the ether is responsible in establishing the,
seeming, barrier of the speed of light. As you approach the speed of
light, things are not linear, you must apply magnitudes more energy
without corresponding gains in speed. And, although I tend to believe
the math which "proves" this, it ends up just another thing I fail to
completely be able to wrap my mind around. But, it seems at the speed
of light, traversing the ether with matter offers such a resistance to
the speed of matter, any further increases of speed are impossible--no
matter the amount of expenditure in energy ...

At this point, I am just happy to be in the company of others who will,
at least, accept the possibility of the ether, and the possibility it
can/does have real effects/affects on our material world.

Regards,
JS