MugaSofer comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 19 December 2012 11:13:32PM -2 points [-]

Alchemy in general, yes. But Newton was less than generous with his science at the best of times; with the already secretive alchemy, he wasn't exactly publishing peer-reviewed articles.

Thanks for the history trivia :)

Comment author: gwern 19 December 2012 11:43:37PM 0 points [-]

Well come on, it's not like Newton's alchemy was noticeably more nonsensical than regular alchemy!