the " idiocity " to which the fount of all knowledge alludes to, certainly was believed by newton , but there is quite a long list of scientists of the current day who also are creationists , and to call such accomplished people idiots, only serves to demonstrate the scientifically closed minds of those calling them idiots. and if certain parties will desist from such jibes, I wont feel the need to call them on it.    meanwhile, thankyou dave for your post. admittedly too tech for me, though I did know that Einstein improved on newton theory. but , I presume that this does not relegate the theory of gravity to non experimentally verified science. ie, it is not generally argued and debated about, as competing cosmology/astrophysics theories are.