"The BBC cut and paste job" shows that General Relativity is no longer a theory. I hope people explore the link or otherwise read the article.
In my original sentence I explained how Sapir-Whorf was true in many cases, but really in a mechanical, descriptive sense primarily (as opposed to the determinism it espouses), (& this reminded me of Newton in a way) as contrasted to Einstein's relativity which is now a
proven universal fact (see article above). Real science is supposed to be
predictive as opposed to just descriptive, you see.
Yeah, some apples got mixed with some oranges a little, that's why I wrote earlier before you even posted that some of my analogies were a bit vague.
So, no "bullshit," just a lack of patience and a fair amount of prejudice against myself evidenced on your part and an admitted little too much straying from literalness on my part. I'm sorry for the confusion, but hey, I had already written a disclaimer which you roundly chose to completely ignore.
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The main inference is that theories are always being redefined as more information is explored over time. That is, except for relativity theory.
I wanted to squeeze in that Einstein reigns, that's all.
I really don't give a damn about Sapir-Whorf or Chomsky, you know, since they are largely masturbatory.
I'm all about the Einstein and Wittgenstein though.
Again, sorry it was so very offensive to you.
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