Hi Russell,
Of course your article is worthy of a careful
reading. The purpose of this response is to
attach a related topic. I hope there will be
discussions of your summary. It appears to be
very readable as far as I went.
Related Topic:
Clearly, technical understanding of "nuts and bolts" of the universe can empower non-technicians. (ie.The industrialists use the work of the scientists to bomb one another for financial and political gain.)
Do you feel relativity will empower the industrialists in a similar way?
Can relativity be useful in deriving ethics?

Mike