> I vote for the special and the general theory of relativity. Out of curiosity, why? I can think of several possible reasons, but I'd like to know yours. FW

> I vote for the special and the general theory of relativity. Out of curiosity, why? I can think of several possible reasons, but I'd like to know yours. FWIW, I'm inclined to agree with Rovelli about atomism when "atoms" in the most general sense of the smallest particles are like-for-like substitutable. Following from that, the two theories of relativity set conditions on when "like-for-like substitution" is exact and when it's approximate. In other words, I think that atomism is more reductive than SR or GR even in their modern formulations, and reductive materialism is a crucial tool in a scientist's mental toolbox. (One could also snarkily say that atoms and subatomic particles are the "material" without which SR and GR are effectively useless and even justify that via the hole argument.)