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“Alternatively, over time (gradually or abruptly) observation, experimentation, and new theories may weaken the web to such an extent that it becomes created anew — a paradigm shift. (e.g. from ptolemaic astronomy.)”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Clive Crook (at The Atlantic) on “ClimateGate”
“The ptolemaic system of astronomy, numberless other systems and theories of scientific and philosophical explanation are discarded, known to be false and worthless.”
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Mollusque's miscellany
A mixture of words that I like or have commented on, along with ones parked here so they'd be listed somewhere or remind me of lists I want to make.
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