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Re:What Is the Public Value of Philosophy? by taylorscollon on Sunday April 19, 2015 @02:39PM (#9404235)
Gravity exerted force before Newton formalized its effect. I think Newton's contribution was still valuable.
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Re:What Is the Public Value of Philosophy? by hueving on Monday April 20, 2015 @04:01PM (#9410500)
Right, but we didn't pretend like there wasn't something that brought you back down when you jumped until newton's work.
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