Dear Nich,

> I think there is a flaw in your reasoning, accepting that you are bringing
> Western concepts of physics to bear on this issue.

As with you, my knowledge of physics does not exceed that of an average
intelligent layman, so I would be content to defer to the expertise of a
physicist here.

>
> Time would pass normally for an observer on Pluto, or Earth, of course,
> but not from the citta-kkhana point of view. At lower speeds, of course,
> time would dilate to a differing extent.

My understanding of relativity leads me to think that the actual dilation of
time would be minimal for the distances involved, great though they seem to
us. But, of course, the whole nub of the discussion here is the Theravada
position that there is no intervening citta between death Z and birth A.

Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge