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How are magnets real if gravity is just a theory? (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The mechanics of how magnetism works is a theory, in the same sense as gravity. The reality of magnetism (things stick/repel) is an observable fact, in the same way that the results of gravity (things fall down) are very real and factual.

In other words, magnets are real but magnetism is a scientific theory.

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