> The whole time it was clear that nothing was "settled" the models were useful at explaining the observed phenomena but were incomplete.
Which is exactly what I think should be told to students when a simplified model is being taught. But the people I've been responding to are advocating for telling students the simplified model as if it were exactly correct and covered all cases. That is what I am saying is lying.
That's because you weren't. You said:
> The whole time it was clear that nothing was "settled" the models were useful at explaining the observed phenomena but were incomplete.
Which is exactly what I think should be told to students when a simplified model is being taught. But the people I've been responding to are advocating for telling students the simplified model as if it were exactly correct and covered all cases. That is what I am saying is lying.