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In reply to the discussion: i have my doubts about gravity because newton was a slave-trading heretic [View all]MisterP
(23,730 posts)14. and the Royal Society is a buncha Rosicrucians! and Copernicus cited Hermes Trismegistus!
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the 1st Amendment was written by the Fifth Monarchists! the steam engine was devised by a phrenologist wizard! the Spanish word for "fact" is the same as for "magic spell"! the u-joint was invented by an astrologer!
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i have my doubts about gravity because newton was a slave-trading heretic [View all]
unblock
Aug 2013
OP
Ada Lovelace, the worlds very first computer-programmer, was a woman. Does that count?
DetlefK
Aug 2013
#10
well i can easily dodge this question as i've already dismissed computers entirely ;)
unblock
Aug 2013
#11
and the Royal Society is a buncha Rosicrucians! and Copernicus cited Hermes Trismegistus!
MisterP
Aug 2013
#14
The OP is obviously a reaction to something that s/he thinks everybody knows about ...
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#15
well it's reasonable to dismiss everything i post, anyway. i'm an atheist, after all!
unblock
Aug 2013
#20
worse, einstein had an *agenda*! there was even some talk about him and the presidency of israel!
unblock
Aug 2013
#35
i never had a problem with that, but the credibility of its proponents has be called into question.
unblock
Aug 2013
#59
*i* understand the concept. but i'm told to focus on the proponents rather than the data
unblock
Aug 2013
#90
Is That What This Is About? Comparing A Law of Physics To Glenn Greenwalds Reporting?
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#87
Is This Post About Newton and the Law of Gravity? Is the OP Unclear on the Concept of Testable
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#47
So His Reporting Is Akin To A Law of Physics? His Claims Are Testable and Falsifiable?
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#88
You're Comparing Ideas about Democracy with a Law of Physics? Are They The Same Type of Thing?
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#44
What Facts? Scientific Facts And Laws of Physics? Or Unfalsifiable Claims Made by Individuals?
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#102
Still No Examples of People Questioning Laws of Physics I See, Just Non-Sequitors
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#123
What Sort of Pick Up Line Is That? Now I'm Losing Interest, You Better Step It Up Pal!
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#136
No, But No One Has The Courage To Actually Admit What It's About Because You All Know How Flawed
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#141
Now You're Singing To Me! I'm So Flattered! You Know You Want To Ask Me Out, Don't Be Shy!
Skraxx
Aug 2013
#164
you're right! outside of the lab, we have to base everything on people's reputations and character.
unblock
Aug 2013
#106
I'm glad you cleared this up because right here on DU a Random poster told us that
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#93