OBJECTIONS TO "ABSOLUTE SPACE"(Mach's Principle)

(1)Absolute space cannot be distinguished by any intrinsic properties from all other inertial frames.Differences that do not manifest themselves observationally should not be posited theoretically. (2)'It conflicts with one's scientific understanding to conceive of a thing which acts but cannot be acted upon (Einstein)' Ref:Relativity:Special,General and Cosmological. By W.Rindler p7