history of science – Uncommon Descent

The scientific revolution depended in part on disproven theories

Many true tales of science are not the subjects of lectern oratory. Here’s one: brain localization. How did the idea develop? Originally via phrenology.

orthomyxo You are doubling down on the position the following sentences are not about tree-building or comparing trees? "Two theorists have... – Darwinian time trees don’t really work
Viola Lee KF, I have repeatedly acknowledged our duties to reason. As I have said, though, I don't accept your jump from... – An interview on God and mathematics
kairosfocus VL & JVL, mathematics, insofar as it is a study, is a rational practice. Rationality, through and through, inescapably, is... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray Of course there is scientific evidence that a multiverse exists. It's existed at least since dawn of quantum physics. There... – What? A logical flaw in multiverse...
ET What the hell is wrong with you? ENV does NOT say the paper is about estimating time trees. ENV was... – Darwinian time trees don’t really work
William J Murray JVL said: Ah, but on the other thread you fell on the side of mathematics being abstract and therefore ‘of... – From Closer to Truth: Is mathematics...
ET JVL: So, you’re on the side that says mathematics is invented as opposed to those that think mathematics is discovered.... – An interview on God and mathematics
ET JVL: Ah, but on the other thread you fell on the side of mathematics being abstract and therefore ‘of the... – From Closer to Truth: Is mathematics...
William J Murray Mike1962, There are rules in the Platonic realm. Perhaps they are all ways of expressing the same thing. Mathematics, geometry,... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee Yes, but then you have to know where the power series comes from. I like building them from polynomials using... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray A large portion of spiritual and religious views are basically versions of materialism. Adding a non-material domain to one's perspective... – Here’s a relatively new argument against...
mike1962 WJM: That argument applies to anything that is possible. If it is possible, it exists. Do you mean to equate... – An interview on God and mathematics
JVL Viola Lee: I like the expression I offered best because it is what follows from the formula, but some like... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray KF said: Where, given that God is a serious candidate, worlds-framework necessary being, he is either impossible of being (just... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee More philosophically, Wikipedia also says "And Benjamin Peirce, a 19th-century American philosopher, mathematician, and professor at Harvard University, after proving... – An interview on God and mathematics
Viola Lee I see that Wikipedia does say e^(i*pi) = -1 can also be called Euler's equation, which as I explained I... – An interview on God and mathematics
William J Murray Viola Lee said: Not believing in God does not necessarily mean that one believes in a materialistic explanation for math:... – An interview on God and mathematics
JVL Viola Lee: Small point: e^(i*pi) = -1 is an identity, not an equation. Viola Lee: Two points. Interestingly: Wikipedia says... – An interview on God and mathematics
bornagain77 as to: Placed under a germicidal UV lamp for 15 minutes—an exposure that would kill most microorganisms—the tardigrades came out... – Tardigrades’ list of superpowers grows
Viola Lee Small point: e^(i*pi) = -1 is an identity, not an equation. It is a fact about numbers, like 2 +... – An interview on God and mathematics
johnnyb So excited to have Casey back! He's one of the best at analyzing/explaining the fallacies of the other side. – Casey Luskin is back, after years...