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Old 06-09-2010, 08:20 AM   #178
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
What is the point with this argument? You always do simplifications and assumptions when you apply a theory. That does not mean that the theory is in any way less accurate or worse.
The point is my statement of the factual impossibility of representing reality
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=60

to which it followed a passionated reply by Florence
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...0&postcount=64

and an other, apparently more challenging by WTS https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...164#post950164

My post is applicable only to an apple, that particular apple, falling.

And my conclusion is that the actual falling of that particular apple escapes an accurate description.

If you compare the observations on the falling of that apple with the one computed with the theory, you only learn something about the limits of the theory. (mind you, nobody expressed the theory, just vaguely invoked it, except me who said apples fall downward). If you care, follow the chain of the posts.
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