ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes May 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 10 May 2014 06:14:09PM *  0 points [-]

Just being able to recite "because of gravity" is not enough for many purposes. I myself did well in physics at school and finished best in class in it but I haven't studied any physics since then and I'm well aware that I don't understand advanced physics.

"Because of gravity" isn't any better an explanation than "because they are heavy".

It's not perfect but it is better. Airplanes fly well based on Newtonian physics.