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cortesoft
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They’re made out of weights
> Just like Newton’s theory of gravity did not have to teach us about some deeper cosmological truth.
I would also argue that Newton's theory of gravity was not a pretty good understanding of gravity.
runarberg
3 months ago
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It was still a good theory, and importantly the fact that it failed explain the nature of Aether had no effect on the quality of the theory.
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I would also argue that Newton's theory of gravity was not a pretty good understanding of gravity.