This is remarkable difference between humanities (which are creation of pure human imagination) and science (which exist independent of humans). All philosophies, religions and other humanities change with evolution of our brain and social environment but neither math nor physics change as we learn more about nature. They can't - because they are INDEPENDENT from humans. Did you try to think, why math in any civilization is EXACTLY THE SAME regardless different notation? Why is alien, Egyptian, Greek, Arabic and whoever-else right triangle theorem (=Pithagor theorem) EXACTLY the same? Why regardless symbols you use, a^2+b^2= always c^2 in right triangle? Why for ALL civilizations sin^2+cos^2=1 ? Why F=-GMm/r^2 for a civilization around Sirius, around Sun and around star cross the Universe?


Newtonian physics is valid, correct and accurate and is used all over in engineering, technology, everyday life, space exploration, etc. (Othervise we would not study it.) As we discover more about nature we NEVER discard previously proven theories (as they do in religions and philosophies, by the way) - they stay. They just become a part of BIGGER theory. For example - Newtonian physics after Einstein was not CORRECTED (it is still the same) but was found to be a low-speed part of special relativity.

Make the following exersise - take SR equations and write them for velocity much less than trhe speed of light (v

• The weak link - harvey1 - April 17, 2001 - 18:46 UTC
  • Look for the theory of ether? - doctordick - April 17, 2001 - 19:00 UTC
    • Yes, concepts survive but theories perish - harvey1 - April 17, 2001 - 19:13 UTC
      • I don't know about that! - doctordick - April 17, 2001 - 20:06 UTC
        • Ether - depends what you mean by it. - alexander - April 17, 2001 - 21:28 UTC
          • >>>space-time itself - it exists. - doctordick - April 18, 2001 - 14:54 UTC
            • Richard, what is your PhD in? - alexander - April 18, 2001 - 18:40 UTC
              • Theoretical Nuclear Physics - doctordick - April 19, 2001 - 18:23 UTC
  • Philosophy is the weak link preventing understand nature. - alexander - April 17, 2001 - 21:09 UTC
    • Your title contradicts your post - harvey1 - April 17, 2001 - 21:47 UTC
  • Philosophy is the weak link preventing understand nature. - alexander - April 17, 2001 - 21:30 UTC
  • Laws of Physics and Math aren't just matters of opinion - johnpowell - April 18, 2001 - 07:54 UTC
    • John - harvey1 - April 18, 2001 - 14:14 UTC
      • The importance of Science! - doctordick - April 18, 2001 - 15:43 UTC
        • re: philosophy of science - harvey1 - April 18, 2001 - 16:16 UTC
          • What is science and what is a philosophy. - alexander - April 18, 2001 - 20:27 UTC
            • Philosophy - harvey1 - April 18, 2001 - 20:34 UTC
      • I was a philosophy wannabe who was put in his place. - johnpowell - April 19, 2001 - 21:25 UTC
        • What philosophy is today - harvey1 - April 20, 2001 - 17:56 UTC
    • Your Model! - doctordick - April 18, 2001 - 16:05 UTC