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Author: Citizen Bob
Date: Jan 2, 2007 06:40
... to know what is beyond the headlights. He may be wrong sometimes - there may be a cliff at the end of his headlights instead of a road. But if he is careful he will not outdrive his headlights so the fact that his inference is incorrect is not relevant. Physicist always imply a region of applicability for their predictions. They know that Newton's Laws are valid only under certain ...
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