>I say you can use maths to prove whatever you like. You're technically right, but only when compared against the exact way the comment you're replying to was

>I say you can use maths to prove whatever you like. You're technically right, but only when compared against the exact way the comment you're replying to was phrased. Scientists don't just write down whatever equations give them the answers they feel like getting that day, they first figure out which equations give correct answers, and then use only those. The stability of ring systems can be worked out using the same old laws that Newton figured out, which describe inertia and gravity. They can then be tested in particular by observing rings around other planets, and in general by every observation that confirms Newton's laws.