Thesis: Newton introduced many new concepts regarding gravity, movement, and scientific thinking while the whole time stressing reason and not making assumptions not proved in experimental procedures.
I. Stressed simplicity
a. Nature is happy with simplicity
b. Do not try to complicate matters by being superfluous
II. If something has been proved through an experiment, it can not be ignored for the sake of other aspirations
a. The only way one can ignore the results of an experiment is if another experiment proves it to be wrong
III. Recognized the existence of gravity
a. Knew it extended a long way and the strength decreased with an increase in distance
IV. Still attributed the creation of everything beautiful in the world to God
a. Light, especially, was the work of God
b. Said that God still belonged in parts of science
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