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Defending LaPlace's Demon This is a very brief outline of some of the problems with Popper's refutation of LaPlace's demon. Two analogies are offered as evidence that Popper was mistaken. determinism • laplace • popper • karl popper • demon
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Origin of the Idea of Black Holes Michell first suggested the idea of black holes in 1783. Schwarzschild's exact solution to Einstein's general relativity equation led to the prediction of black holes. black holes • corps obscura • schwarzschild's solution to einstein's equations • general relativity • laplace
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