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You do know that Newton was wrong, right?

Mike:

You said:

"Scientists and engineers only speak like this about things like Newton's Law of Gravity and Maxwell's Equations. So saying this about twisted pair cables is about as non-scientific as you can get. Unless, of course, I missed that article titled: "Risch's Twisted Law".

I think you just provided the perfect example of the opposite argument to your own. Newton's view of the universe was accepted as truth for several hundred years. It was the first part of my training in Physics.

But guess what? Newton was wrong! For example, his equations of motion are an approximation that works well at low speeds, not as you approach the speed of light.

As the total body of knowledge increased, others like Einstein modified Newton's work. Should the scientific community have ex-communicated these new guys because they dared to suggest that traditional thinking was flawed?

There are many examples over history of closed-minded people stating that "we already know everything" and denying that any new discoveries are relevant. I don't recall any of them being proven right....

Peter



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