Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night; God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light.

…empirical enough, and emphasized doubt and testing enough, for the genie to get out of the bottle. (Luckily, Isaac Newton was around to give the genie a bit of an extra nudge.)
Science is Tricky for Philosophers
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Rex Kerr
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Jan 1, 2024
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Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night;
God said, “Let Newton be!” and all was light.
—Alexander Pope
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We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.
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