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xkcd #3155: Physics Paths

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If nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I'm sure Randall Munroe knows this better than most, but Einstein's insight more derailed physics than overturned it. What I mean is that the path it seemed like physics was on at the time was torn out from under the establishment. But it's not like the work done to that point was discarded.