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Originally Posted by jj_0001
It seems to me that missing lately from this thread is the idea of successive refinement.
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Yes, each successive improvement must replicate the successes of the previous one.
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In particular, the Newtonian physics is a special case of relativistic physics, one that holds very well at normal mass/energy levels.
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It's not a special case, but an approximation.
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Any scientific theory can (and probably will be) refined repeatedly. This is, after all, part of the scientific method.
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philosphical sense, as many have observed, subsequent theories are often radical departures.
It depends upon the point of view.
