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Re:Signs of the Times by empath75 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:07AM (#21991500)
Newton’s theory of gravitation wasn’t tossed out; general relativity produces Newtonian gravity within certain parameters. Lots of theories are perfectly valid in a limited domain, while not being “fundamental”.
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Re:Signs of the Times by eesmith on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:01AM (#21991987)
I said nothing about "tossed out". The topic concerns scientists going "beyond" the model

Your true statements about Newtonian gravity is aptly described by the last quote I gave - "All models are wrong, but some are useful".

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