I've never been sure what to make of Newton. As you suggest, he's probably best viewed as a product of his time.
I sympathise with your friend F. 'I don't have anything to say' seems a reasonable response to a world where it seems everyone believes they have something to say, and proceed to say it an increasingly shrill and aggressive manner.
Amazing photography.
I immediately read about him on Wiki …. traumatic early life and interesting later life.
I've never been sure what to make of Newton. As you suggest, he's probably best viewed as a product of his time.
I sympathise with your friend F. 'I don't have anything to say' seems a reasonable response to a world where it seems everyone believes they have something to say, and proceed to say it an increasingly shrill and aggressive manner.
That is a good point. Two ears, one mouth. We should listen twice as much we speak.