Indeed. Bittersweet consequences, I’ve always thought, since it implies we wasted centuries recording empirical data that didn’t add up, while pure logical coherence was pointing straight at quantization and a universal speed limit.

Modern philosophers are (obviously?) most interested in how this historical fact should affect our handling of, say, our current best model for QG. That’s a fascinating thing for lay people to ponder, which is one reason I wish the context weren’t so opaque to HN.

(I should caveat that I’m less familiar with the “history of philosophy of science” side of this— there may be a live debate as to whether this would obtain with the logic Newton himself had access to, for example.)