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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

That's not what Newton did with the Principia. You can read it for free online to confirm this.

I teach a course on the history of science if you're interested.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Yes, I know that's not what he did with the Principia. I was simplifying something very complicated because it's not in my field of expertise as if I was an expert on it.

    This should sound familiar to you.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Let me ask you this: why is defending the Nobel committee so important to you?

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I guess the same reason acting like you're smarter than Nobel prizewinners is important to you.

    (Oh wait, neither of us are doing that? Huh.)

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You too.

    Although next time you act like high school history teachers knew exactly for what a Nobel prize in economics was awarded for decades, I would suggest going by the academic papers that the winners wrote rather than a summary of a press release that doesn't even name any of them.

    But then I don't teach high school history, so I clearly don't know my stuff when it comes to these things.

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