th rhetoric --
I realize that they are closly akin ...

&gt; Another aspect is that, when a structure turns out to have
&gt; significant shortcomings, such as the ether theory in physics,
&gt; then one has to abandon previously developed structures incompatible
&gt; with an alternative structure that overcomes the identified weakness.

Typically, the conversion comes when those who believe the old myth die off.

&gt; To me, your approach is akin to the physicists and astronomers
&gt; of this world having gi