No One Reads Newton

Apparently, that old josher Isaac Newton was nothing more than a myth maker and no one reads him anymore.

For one thing, scientific myths are far less long-lived than religious ones. The great faiths of the world daily turn to myths that are thousands of years old and find truth leaping off the page as they read them. Scientific myths, on the other hand, do well if they last more than a century. Who today reads Newton?

As an example of rampant stupidity, willful ignorance and ATL trolling, it takes some beating. Vernon is rightfully eviscerated below the line in the comments. As one wag points out:

1) Drop a brick on your foot.

2) Proclaim Newtonian mechanics to be a myth.

Indeed. With twats like Vernon on their side, the religious don’t need enemies.

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  1. That reminds me of an article I read in The Onion many years ago that lampooned Intelligent Design. It was called “Intelligent Falling”. Things fall because God makes them fall. Newtonian gravity is merely a theory, etc, etc.

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