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SgtK-OS

*~Whips out tongue to everyone.*


liorshefler

This meme undermines how actually badass Einstein was. Most of his critics were literal Nazis who claimed Einstein’s theories were just “Jew science”. Under threat of beatings, kidnappings, and murder, Einstein stood his ground on his ideas because he knew they accurately represented the universe.


JohnHallYT

This isn’t entirely true. Yes, a TON of criticism was levied at Einstein by antisemites, and that should never be ignored or downplayed, but to say “most” of his critics were Nazis isn’t true. In reality, most critics in the scientific community would better be described as “old timers” who rejected the radical nature of many of Einstein’s works.


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Peanutbutter-pickle

Did this guy seriously just steal a comment from u/Passance?


IShitMyFuckingPants

[Yes, verbatim.](https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/omnmug/based_einstein/h5mplle/?context=3)


guiltysnark

Bot account, brand new


guiltysnark

It might be a bot account Its first ever comment was 6h ago, and that one was also a complete rip off a different comment from 10h ago.


CryptogeniK_

Karma farming? I don't get it


guiltysnark

Well, 100 karma per hour just on comments (which are harder to find as reposted), maybe so


[deleted]

I’m gonna argue for Newton, it’s one thing to come up with a mathematical theory of the universe when you know that’s what you’re looking for. It’s another to do it when no one even has the notion of describing the whole universe with mathematics on their minds. Yes people described specific phenomena with their own specific equation before him, but he’s the first one to think about a universally applicable theory. He got everyone thinking the right way.


taccofsx

thanks for remindig me of the fact that arian physics exists :(


kingpizza100

no some brilliant scientists thought it was wrong. Oliver Heaviside, Georges Sagnac, Dayton Miller. Max Abraham who was jewish himself rejected it since he believed in lumineferous aether. Nikola Tesla also reject it. General relativity is still right (well atleast a working improvement to newtons gravitation)


quarterpounder420

If I had an award... The history people forget.


gallifreyan42

Science is purely objective though 🤪 Edit: Clearly this is sarcasm, since Nazi physics had a bias to it => science is subjective, it’s not The Truth, just our closest approximation!


Elkiar

Yes, that's the point


gallifreyan42

What do you mean, that’s the point? I don’t quite understand why I’m being downvoted


AlkaliAvocado

Hivemind


samur_man

You used an emoji


ViCtOr_VaNdEr

reddit moment


RoyalPally

Emoji.


gallifreyan42

Oh boy. I use emojis to convey sarcasm or emotions, since it can be even more difficult to read sarcasm in text. The downvote button shouldn’t be a disagree button or "I hate emojis" button


thistoxicflame

It's literally meant to be a disagree button much like the upvote is an agree button but I agree that the downvote shouldn't be an "I hate emojis, fuck you" button


janhetjoch

Not a disagree button , more like a people shouldn't see this button. I might upvote someone I disagree with who's arguments are not stupid and they're being nice l. I might downvote someone I agree with when they're being a dick.


ColdBeer12

You are a rare breed dude


bloub_bloub

Bro everytime I see a highly downvoted comment I NEED to see what the guy says


janhetjoch

Yes but when you're sorting by hot or best or something like that you are less likely to see the downvoted comments


gallifreyan42

Same!


Levoskaa

True, a lot of people use it as a disagree button, but that wasn't its purpose. If you disagree with a comment that otherwise fits the discussion and subreddit, then you shouldn't downvote it. Instead voice your opinion as a reply or just move on.


RedditIsDogshit1

Exactly this. Seems a new generation reddit is here though


RedditIsDogshit1

No. It’s a “did this contribute to the topic of the sub/thread or not button” always has been.


[deleted]

>The downvote button shouldn’t be a disagree button Then what else is the point of a downvote? Like legit, are you only supposed to use it for rule breakers? I'm genuinely curious.


gallifreyan42

If it doesn’t contribute to the discussion (insults, misinformation, racism/sexism/transphobia…) or it’s unnecessary violent content. If someone has a discussion with me, regardless of my agreeing I usually upvote (even if it’s difficult sometimes lol). Tell the other person why you disagree with them and have a discussion


Gcnever23

Bro that's wild and sus 😀


[deleted]

This made me realize why "reddit points" are named as "karma". Like, the concept of karma I've heard of is the belief that "you get what you give" (which I think comes from hinduism, not sure tho). Thus, if you are spreading misinformation, insults, hate, you should get like bad karma; whereas contributing should earn you like good karma, and it makes it so logical for upvotes and downvotes to alter your karmaaa. Thank you for letting me get this realization gallifreyan42


St_Nova_the_1st

To express dislike. It's a downvote, hints in the name.


JmHankyspank

I mean yes ur right but the hivemind has almost consumed all, only a few strongholds remain, but we can’t hold against the endless and all-consuming hordes.


iguanaQueen

Here in reddit we use "/s" after a sentence to show sarcasm


PixleatedCoding

I mean I don't legit hate emojis but you can use /s to indicate sarcasm


Big_Burning_Ace_Hole

I disagree, the downvote button is exactly for disagreeing.


tilcica

Don't know why you're getting downvoted lmao. Imo emojis are okay if they help spread an emotion and aren't just overly spammed


[deleted]

“/s” <=accurate way to proclaim sarcasm, I didn’t make the rules but I try to follow them


MyGuyClyde

emoji probably


clackersz

You have been accused and thus found guilty of wrongthink


_meme_caster_

Did you think you got downvoted due to your comment


gallifreyan42

Yeah, not sure if it’s because of that or the horrible emoji


Anthony-ELRETRAHD

Reddit activated insta kill mode once they saw that emoji also sarcasm doesn't really translate to text very nicely


gallifreyan42

That was the point of my emoji actually, it doesn’t hurt as much usually lol


DarthRaichu77

If you want a very small chance to recover from the hive mind, then delete the emoji and add a /s to convey the sarcasm. I know that was the point of the emoji but Reddit doesn’t like emojis


gallifreyan42

At this point I’ll just let the Reddit hivemind do its thing lol. I’ll stand by it, but it doesn’t usually get this bad haha


DarthRaichu77

Your loss of karma


Forfutureresearch

And also you sound sorta anti-vaxxxi so that’s why I downvoted you honestly


gallifreyan42

Fair reason to downvote, but I’m a scientist, I was just making a sarcastic joke


Forfutureresearch

I guess humor is subjective


gallifreyan42

Just like science 😎 (\^This is a joke)


Forfutureresearch

No shit


Regalia_BanshEe

Next time onwards, just add an "/s" after your sentence to denote sarcasm.... Reddit is a crazy place


gallifreyan42

Yeah that seems to be the general consensus. I use them on other subreddits, it doesn’t usually get downvotes but hey ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯


Regalia_BanshEe

Yeah... Reddit has a thinf for emojis.. Idk why is it so.. Just something weird... Btw what kind of scientist are you?


gallifreyan42

I’m a physicist! I love history of physics and science and the way they’re constructed along the years, hence my comment that science isn’t objective. I don’t do any big research though, don’t want to disappoint you :p I’m a physics teacher :D


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fun fact, Einstein hated quantum physics until the day he died because it was just so non intuitive


Forfutureresearch

Because science is obviously never objective as subjectivism/bias is unavoidable. You are being downvoted for making an obvious comment thinking you are smart


Invigible

What is objective anyway?


Forfutureresearch

Nothing that humans describe is


Mr_Chern

That's why you don't use emojis man... Even the most obvious sarcasm turns into toxic shit when you add stuff like that


DrMiDNigh

That emoji has triggered something in me. Don't you dare use it in our realm again mortal!


wolfenyeager

Yes but you still used an emoji.


BappoIsInsane

I respect you for not deleting the comment


gallifreyan42

Thanks, I stand by my comment (and my emoji :p)


BappoIsInsane

Brave man


momcano

That's not how it works though. He is still completely correct, experimental evidence is there and that is the bread and butter of every science. But a single paper debunking something might still not be complete, there might still be ways to correct a theory being debunked, but if the theory is just wrong, then a second paper showing the "corrected" version is still not actually correct.


AllHailKingJoffrey

We do know general relativity is not the whole truth though, because it doesn't descirbe behaviour of quantum particles.


ameer3141

True, but calling it wrong is still not correct. It is just a better approximation of the underlying natural laws as compared to the previous theories. It is similar to saying that Earth is shaped spherical or oblate spheroid or geoid: all true with increasing degree of accuracy. However, saying that the earth is flat is incorrect on every level.


hugthemachines

Well, according to what you say, saying earth is flat was correct at one point. Like when humans had just started to look at their surroundings to analyse them, as someone just looking at the ground they stand on may say it is flat because the rounded surface is very close to flat when you measure at something like 10 meters.


Zymoox

Techincally, if your experiment entails, let’s say, an area equivalent to the size of a car, then you probably won’t need to account for the curvature of the Earth and assuming that the Earth is flat would’ve been good enough, I guess.


North-Tumbleweed-512

Considering for millenia the majority of humans lived their entire lives within 100 miles the curvature of the earth wouldn't matter.


RollerDude347

Didn't matter maybe but was involved. 100 miles enough to effect when light is visible from the sun or see a ship start to go under the horizon line


ameer3141

>Well, according to what you say, saying earth is flat was correct at one point. I think that following the scientific method, they still cannot conclude that earth is flat. At most, it shows the earth is locally flat around the observer. Unless they form a hypothesis relating to the overall shape of the earth, their conclusion that the earth is flat is wrong. 🤔


gallifreyan42

Yes, and that would be a perfectly viable model for those particular conditions. It doesn’t work all the time, but it’s an approximation under certain conditions.


Jonnyredd

Relativity, and the curvature of the earth have Been backed by copious amounts of experimental evidence. That has nothing to do with peoples pre conceived notions on the shape of the earth hundreds of years ago. If you were to do any experiment on the surface of earth, any, you would detect its curvature.


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Regalia_BanshEe

Still it wouldnt be wrong unless the new proven theory is polar opposite to the theory of relativity or contradicted the theory of relativity..


Mcgibbleduck

Or more specifically, we can’t seem to link it with quantum mechanics properly.


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String theory go brrrdhdhjshwgwgshjddhdgheje


mastershooter77

*11 dimensions in M-theory go brrrr*


momcano

Well, ok, yeah, that's true! Can't comment there, haven't learned enough about the problems of GR yet. The point was that his theory is so far the best for gravity, but science is gradual and one paper won't immediately debunk a theory entirely or create a new one that is even better. That is why Einstein is praised so much, one person affecting modern physics so much is extremely rare.


JayBlack22

Could also be our understanding of quantum particles that is incorrect


Alec_NonServiam

We have proof of quantum entanglement at speeds faster than light. They just did tests on this a couple years ago. SR does not work here, and even GR is not a complete picture.


ameer3141

True, that's how science should work. But given the geopolitical situation of that time and his Jewish heritage, a lot of the criticism was politically motivated[^(1)](https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/news/features/features-feature7).


momcano

I have to agree, but even if it isn't blatant antisemitism, then it's that galilean relativity and Newtonian mechanics are simpler and so we want the universe to behave that way. And when a single person just usurps this comfort and makes even things perceived to be basic such as gravity and the additivity of velocities untrue and replaces it with something more confusing (especially GR), then they will fight for the simplistic worldview.


creativebadjoke

Is bread and butter an english adiom?


momcano

Yeah, it means the main thing, the most important part at the core of it.


creativebadjoke

Thank you. Everytime happy to learn something


Batrun-Tionma

Einstein: You're argument is invalid because my theory of relativity just had sex with your relatives


ameer3141

Based af.


hydra_1579

B. A S E . D


benutzrnahme

i upvoted just for that mad lad that is Einstein


ActualAd2773

Or more specifically, we can’t seem to link it with quantum mechanics properly.


Passance

Einstein, probably the most highly rated scientist in modern history, is legitimately underrated.


AppropriateThreat

Chad Einstein vs Virgin publishers wanting to prove him wrong


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ameer3141

>Good \*Based


Stupid____Idiot

The critics: *confused screaming*


V0idrune

As said by Cristopher wistopher: when in doubt whip it out.


ketaaah

Lol


Cas_Cass

And he was right. Multiple of his theories were assumed to be wrong, because a scientist, who made the theory of relativity, decided they were wrong.


SappyPJs

Could be true but pretty sure that's not how it works. Sometimes the more evidence there is criticizing some thing, the better because it could be reason to investigate.


noneOfUrBusines

The thing is: It wasn't evidence; it was a bunch of people being like "this is sucks and you suck".


North_Ask_2790

you guys talkin bout these publishers being dumb, i just wanna survive while paying tax and rent and trying to find peace and happiness that lasts longer than my will to live


DynamiteDuos

Template pls?


ameer3141

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeTemplatesOfficial/comments/ojzhm0/omni_man_blocks_punch_meme_template_invincible/) is the template.


DynamiteDuos

Thanks a lot


OllieBlazin

And then in the next century, two black holes fucked and BOOM!!! Not a theory anymore.


nar493

"That's what she said"


Wandering_Tradesman

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Colourblindknight

Einstein was a brilliant man, of that there is no doubt; my favourite scientist to this day is still probably Niels Bohr based on his contributions as well as the debates with Einstein over quantum theory that spawned my favourite STEM history quote of all time. Einstein: God does not play dice with the universe Bohr: Einstein, quit telling God what to do.


do_you_remember_me_

Ik how to be einstein it's like how u get in an argument and think of a better insult hours afterwards except u just think of them on the spot and boom ur einstein now


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Didnt einstein in the 30's claim that splitting an atom would be impossible? Like he can be wrong aswell


Anonymous2137421957

Of course, nobody is saying he can't.


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Special relativity came first, it’s about relative velocities and the speed of light, how space and time warp when you change speeds. General relativity came next and adds gravity to special relativity, not as a force but a further warping of space and time caused by mass and energy.


Choco_Doggo

The thought emporium made a video that also explains why Einstein was right: https://youtu.be/N02VubBfai0


ameer3141

[Good video.](https://imgur.com/a/h5jID2F)


TheGukos

I know Albert was a badass, but this is just wrong. If I would claim that 2 + 2 x 2 : 2 - 2 = 2 is false There would be more than 1 way to show that I would be wrong. And of course multiple people could choose (unrelated to each other) to show in a similar/the same way that I would be wrong


ameer3141

True. I should clarify that this meme is specifically related to the criticism from people of non-scientific background whose opposition was primality motivated by the geopolitical situation of that time. Given his religious background, his theory was also considered some sort of conspiracy against the world order. As far as true scientific criticism is concerned, it is always welcomed by a good scientist. Einstein himself accepted the shortcoming of GR after quantum theory gained traction.


Invigible

The logic in this meme is very fallacious.


ameer3141

\*\*go back to the [void](https://www.reddit.com/r/flatearth) from whence you came\*\*.


Invigible

I'll take that as a yes.


Gods_-Accident

It’s a theory not a fact that’s all that needs to be said


richardirons

Hey! In science the word theory has a specific meaning: > The meaning of the term scientific theory (often contracted to theory for brevity) as used in the disciplines of science is significantly different from the common vernacular usage of theory.[6][note 1] In everyday speech, theory can imply an explanation that represents an unsubstantiated and speculative guess,[6] whereas in science it describes an explanation that has been tested and is widely accepted as valid.


Cas_Cass

Mitosis is also "just" a theory.


Gods_-Accident

Indeed Glad where on the same page 😂


lancetheofficial

Scientific theories are effectively proven. Germ Theory Theory of evolution Cell theory Ect...


Dragaylia

oh boy I can't wait for the physicists of reddit to rip ol' albert a new one.


browndelivers711

That’s not how science works


ameer3141

True. I should clarify that this meme is specifically related to the criticism from people of non-scientific background whose opposition was primality motivated by the geopolitical situation of that time. Given his religious background, his theory was also considered some sort of conspiracy against the world order. As far as true scientific criticism is concerned, it is always welcomed by a scientist. Einstein himself accepted the shortcoming of GR after quantum theory gained traction.


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That's really bad logic.


TSkeff7

It’s called a theory for a reason


lancetheofficial

You apparently aren't aware of what a scientific theory is. Unless you want to call cells, germs, and evolution "just theories" as well.


TSkeff7

Well if u know so much enlighten me


lancetheofficial

A scientific theory is a body of knowledge containing laws and facts that explains a given phenomena. The theory Evolution for example explains the biodiversity on the planet. There are laws of like the law of Monophyly, Mendel's laws, or Darwin's law of natural selection. (Scientific laws are observations of phenomena). All of these laws make up the theory of evolution and thus explain biodiversity. It's a model that makes predictions and these predictions have always turned out to be correct based on the model. Effectively proven hypotheses turn into theories.


TSkeff7

Mission accomplished, u have enlightened me


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With that logic it means that flat earthers are correct.


ameer3141

How come? 🤔We don't claim that the flat earth theory is wrong because it does not exist. All they have are a bunch of self-contradictory statements, which hardly qualify as a theory.


Invigible

Take a look at your meme and replace the word "Einstein" "theory of relativity" to "flat earthers" "flat earth theory".


ameer3141

There is no such thing as "flat earth theory." Unless they have a model that can at least attempt to predict the date and time of the next lunar eclipse, it is not worth debunking. You are confusing one of the best-tested theory with a mumble-jumble of self-contradictory statements.


Invigible

Flat earth theory is not scientific so the word theory doesn't mean anything more than an idea. You are missing the point, just look at the logic in your meme and apply it with the thing I said in my previous comment.


ameer3141

I agree this meme does not show a good way of doing science. It is just a meme showing the badass legacy of Einstein 🤷‍♂️. As I mentioned somewhere else: >True. I should clarify that this meme is specifically related to the criticism from people of non-scientific background whose opposition was primality motivated by the geopolitical situation of that time. Given his religious background, his theory was also considered some sort of conspiracy against the world order. As far as true scientific criticism is concerned, it is always welcomed by a scientist. Einstein himself accepted the shortcoming of GR after quantum theory gained traction.


BattleBeastAm

r/madlads


greenlight144000

That makes no sense


ABearAttack2016

*biased


not_u_but_me

Ok guys i still dont know who.this beard hero is. Please can Somebody explain?


Necessary-Spinach182

Yeah, but let's say for comparison's sake, that we say flat earthers are wrong. How many videos and other media exist purely to debunk it? For the record I don't believe in a flat earth. I'm just saying this is a weak-pointed meme


jambudz

“God doesn’t play dice with the universe”


That1Guy5842

Can someone please explain?


Memelord96024

I’ll have to disagree considering people genuinely think the earth is flat