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Originally Posted by willravel
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Well, I skimmed through the articles, and the closest I could find was the suggestion, based on the work of the prominent philosopher of science Bas VanFraassen, that so-called scientific laws are not, properly speaking, laws, but rather mere descriptions of regularities. This might be wrong, but to describe it as "a lack of understanding of basic science" is rather too severe. Am I missing the quotes you're referring to?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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