Weedlayer comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Weedlayer 23 November 2014 07:51:27AM 1 point [-]

The tricky part is the "achievable levels of accuracy". It would be possible for, say Galileo to invent general relativity using the orbit of mercury, probably. But from a pebble, you would need VERY precise measurements, to an absurd level.