On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 1:08 PM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
*>No point in arguing with bias and stupidity.* You're right again Mr.Carl Sagan co-author. John K Clark > > On Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 8:09:14 AM UTC-6, John Clark wrote: >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:43 AM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > *Kepler deduced from measurements that Mars has an elliptical orbit, >>> whereas Newton's law of gravitation implies much more; namely, that they >>> can move in conic sections.* >> >> >> If gravity is an inverse square law that follows Newton's rules and if >> there are only 2 massive objects in the universe then you can prove >> mathematically their orbit will follow a path that is a conic section. But >> even if you lived in a universe where Newton was 100% right and Einstein >> was wrong, Mars would not have an elliptical orbit or that of any conic >> section because there are more than 2 massive objects in the universe. And >> of course we know now that gravity does not follow Newton's rules. >> >> John K Clark >> > > I was expecting this cop-out. No point in arguing with bias and > stupidity. You're the Trumper of physics. AG > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/aaed4a4b-5523-49cb-8110-e221e4ed6a88o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/aaed4a4b-5523-49cb-8110-e221e4ed6a88o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0C6f719meo7AMUmNDDgk8q%2BW566LUFtAWgsharfgAHiQ%40mail.gmail.com.
