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[โ€“] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's complicated. I know that Newton's model of light as a particle was wrong. If I had a time traveling Newton in front of me, could I explain all the experiments in between him and Einstein about light that get us knocking on the door of Quantum Physics? More importantly, could I show it well enough to satisfy the level of evidence he would need (even ignoring his giant ego)?

Probably not. Maybe if I had months to prepare.

[โ€“] wischi@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago

Newton believed in god, so there obviously were things he accepted with practically no evidence whatsoever ๐Ÿ™Š