It seems my earlier response was eaten, so I'll be brief. Thanks for posting this essay, and thanks for encouraging me to re-read it. That helped identify the causes of my first impression. Essentially, the two Newton references in the concluding paragraph give an undue weighting, producing a framing effect that, ahem, colours my view.
It did move beyond it. The article clearly considers other methods. I really don't know what to say here.
It seems my earlier response was eaten, so I'll be brief. Thanks for posting this essay, and thanks for encouraging me to re-read it. That helped identify the causes of my first impression. Essentially, the two Newton references in the concluding paragraph give an undue weighting, producing a framing effect that, ahem, colours my view.