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Intuitive appeal is overrated. Aristotelian physics (motion derives from continuous application of force) was intuitive to a lot of people for a very long time.
by edw 7y ago
Intuitive appeal is overrated. Aristotelian physics (motion derives from continuous application of force) was intuitive to a lot of people for a very long time. And then Galileo came along.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoNot the best example, Galileo argued plenty from positions he saw as intuitive, even though he was completely wrong. Also, according to the physics of the day, its completely understandable as to why they thought that way, intuition comes from observing nature, even if those observations may be incorrect simply from not being able to gather the data properly.
- edw 7y agoI encourage folks to read Einstein and Infield's _The Evolution of Physics_ and decide for themselves whether the comment above makes sense.
- XorNot 7y agoOr Asimov's The Relativity of Wrong: https://hermiene.net/essays-trans/relativity_of_wrong.html https://hermiene.net/essays-trans/relativity_of_wrong.html