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Originally Posted by Robert Tulip
In the case of gravity, the Newtonian inverse square law is basically correct, and relativistic effects are only detectable in exceptional places. Surely we can say that the law of gravity is true, with some qualifiers, and that the truth of the law is decisive for possible observations?
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Any theory is only valid in so far as the data in-hand support it. Watch the Messenger Probe carefully - it keeps getting slightly off course, and no one is sure why.