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Originally Posted by George
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Agreed. He was brilliant in many ways. [How did he support his conjecture of galaxies?] As for math, I also agree as even Einstein sought and received great math help.
My view is that the degree of merit is proportional to the degree of substantiation of the original conjecture. Greater is the merit for hypothesis, and greater still is given to one who offers a genuine theory. Also, greater merit is given for the efficacy of the contribution. [The sun's true color ranks rather low in this category, otherwise astronomers would have nailed long ago. ]
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The efficacity of Kant's contribution to astronomy and cosmology can be seen in the degree to which he is referred to, not just during the early years of modern cosmologly, prior to and following Einstein's general postulate of relativity,
but today still.
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