Tag: Isaac Netwon
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Argument from authority, the grossly misused argument
People quote Einstein, Newton, or Hawking as if their words alone decide what is true. “Einstein said it,” “Newton proved it,” “Hawking confirmed it.” But this is not reasoning. It is worship. The argument from authority is one of the most misused fallacies in human history. It gives the illusion of knowledge while replacing investigation…
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Psychiatry, the dubious science
In the 1900’s there were automobiles, Einstein’s Theory of relativity, sophisticated mathematics, Newtonian physics, evolution theory, and then psychiatry. No hard evidence, no statistical evidence, just observance with all the observational biases. There was no schizophrenia but dementia praecox because of early onset and rapidly deteriorating cognitive deficits. Oh, wait! The cognitive deficits were remarkably…
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Humanities vs. exact sciences
Some people claim exact sciences and humanities are on the same level. They say the same things are done with different tools. Nothing can be far from the truth. Imagine Newton’s physics in the 1600s. The extremely complex and provable system of equations and their geometric illustrations. The same thing goes with Einstein’s Theory of…