Good enough for the simple minded like Newton.
Thomas theory was defeated by quantum and relativity physics, two side of the same coin. Both theories said Godot was an approximation needing adjustment at the extreme points.
The semantics of science were those of Thomas until about 1920. An infinitely divisible background was as good as needed; like the Ptolemaic system was good enough until we got good chronometers. In the race between goods and information about goods, there is another race between engineering and news about engineering. The physicists are like advanced marketing agents for new engineering tools. Physicists are tool sellers to the engineers.
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