Oh... I in no way endorse the above argument! Pierre-Simon Laplace's, a century or so after Newton, gave a naturalistic model of how the Solar System could have developed. "Rationality quotes" is not only about sharing words of wisdom, but also words of folly.
:) I certainly wasn't intending to accuse you.
A monthly thread for posting rationality-related quotes you've seen recently (or had stored in your quotesfile for ages).