Showing posts with label Isaac Newton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Isaac Newton. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Holy Frig, Newton!

Not only was Isaac Newton a belligerent jerk, he was also a religious nut. Back then, I guess, they were all a little religious, but this goes beyond the Liebnizian belief that God created calculus, et cetera. Trying to match the dimensions of the temple with the stars? I always thought Newton was a pioneer of purely empirical, non-religious science. I guess not.