@ghorwood
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Models are just that, models. They serve to explain a phenomenon you observed. The Rutherford Model does that.
Scientific models do not claim "truth" or "reality". Those two are a job for theologicians or, preferably, philosophs, not for scientists.
The Rutherford Model cannot explain all phenomena around atoms, so we needed more refined or other models.
You could describe Science as a continuous refinement/change of models, no more, no less.
</rant>
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