Problem is, that Einstein's theory has been verified by observation of the natural world. Furthermore, it does not seem to be an approximation. The entirety of quantum physics on the other hand seems to be such a thing. Best described in the language of statistics. Working from a
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point that is demonstrably true bolsters any scientific claim with the opposite (i. e. from assumptions) does not seem likely to yield reliable knowledge. Any truthful set of propositions about the world must be based in reality. Not on the shaky assumption of what is observable
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Loved The Eels tie in ... great article.
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Excellent article. Reminded me of the (academically) unfortunate life of Louis Bachelier, who had developed a theory of Brownian motion in his dissertation 5 years prior to the publication of Albert Einstein's celebrated paper.
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