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Well yeah. People kinda pick and choose what they remember someone for.
Other examples include sir Isaac Newton believing in alchemy. A now discredited field.
Comment by Alone-Signature4821 at 14/02/2025 at 16:59 UTC
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Discredited? You think yourself a philosopher???
Comment by Expatriated_American at 14/02/2025 at 21:47 UTC
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We do change elements from one to another. It’s called nuclear physics. Newton was ahead of his time (though trying the wrong techniques).
Comment by creggieb at 15/02/2025 at 09:11 UTC
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He just didn't live long enough to be proven right on that. It totally is possible to turn not-gold into actual gold. Its just not economically feasible to do so. And the gold is radioactive.
Comment by qrteq at 14/02/2025 at 17:53 UTC
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I just find the whole appeal to authority aspect of the journal's argument funny and shamelessly manipulative. The headline alone screams: "This is true because Plato wrote it! You know, that old philosopher who's smarter and more famous than you!" Now it's especially comical since the greater picture of Plato's work flips the whole argument on its own head.