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Verlepte t1_j28vubn wrote
Reply to comment by tawzerozero in Before Newton, how did people explain falling apples? by maugustus
Is this why I just want to stay in bed all day?
Verlepte t1_j28vn4g wrote
Reply to comment by Navvana in Before Newton, how did people explain falling apples? by maugustus
The bit about Aristotle is not quite correct, that's a very Newtonian way of describing his theory. He was working within a Teleological framework, basically the idea that everything has a goal, an essence, that it's moving towards. Part of this is that like things move towards like things, so it's the 'earth' element in things that makes it move towards the earth, not due to some force but because that's where it's goal is.
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Reply to comment by Rev3rze in TIL that calls directed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rose by 27% after the release of 1-800-273-8255 by American rapper Logic. by Sun_Aria
Also, why is Holland on the list as well, with a different number?
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Reply to comment by obnoxiousbutquiet in Before Newton, how did people explain falling apples? by maugustus
It's fundamentally very different. In Newtonian physics there's an attractive force that causes for instance a rock to fall down to the earth. In Aristotelian physics there's no attractive force, but the rock strives towards the earth and therefore falls down towards it.