
Ep 155: The Logical Leap - ”Induction in Physics”
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Newton's Theory Is Not True
Newton's theory, the predictions looked at at high enough resolution, do not correspond exactly to where any of the planets are. So there we have it. Most of Mercury's orbit is explained by Newton, and just the remainder, just the correction is explained by Einstein. That's what gravity is. That's how we explain, not merely predict, explain what's going on. All falling objects, all tides, every single gravitational effect is a manifestation of the curvature of spacetime. It has nothing to do with an inverse square law. That has been refuted. The poverty of physics in this book is absolutely striking. They're wedded to objectivist epistemology - they need
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