[AmishDude]

That means it is incorrect. It is like defining a curve by its tangent line. The curve is not the tangent line (in general), but if you are close enough to the intersection, you can't effectively measure the difference.

Newton is wrong -- even with steel balls being dropped from buildings, he's wrong, there are relativistic effects -- but it's good enough for government work, you just ignore these small-order terms.

It's amazing how few scientists know the limits of science and the sheer hackery of the whole enterprise.

[orionblamblam]

> That means it is incorrect.

No, it doesn't. It is inadequate at higher energy levels. But for anything most of the world is ever likely to to, it is perfectly accurate.

> It's amazing how few scientists know the limits of science and the sheer hackery of the whole enterprise.

Hmm. So... science is "sheer hackery." But superstition... why, that's revealed Truth!