Indeed. Bittersweet consequences, I’ve always thought, since it implies we wasted centuries recording empirical data that didn’t add up, while pure logical cohe

Indeed. Bittersweet consequences, I’ve always thought, since it implies we wasted centuries recording empirical data that didn’t add up, while pure logical coherence was pointing straight at quantization and a universal speed limit. Modern philosophers are (obviously?) most interested in how this historical fact should affect our handling of, say, our current best model for QG. That’s a fascinating thing for lay people to ponder, which is one reason I wish the context weren’t so opaque to HN. (I should caveat that I’m less familiar with the “history of philosophy of science” side of this— there may be a live debate as to whether this would obtain with the logic Newton himself had access to, for example.)