Since we’ve lived w/o rationalist certainty for 100 yrs, it’s hard now to appreciate the shock its loss provoked at the time.
It was only the elites who fully understood and felt the loss.
A vague anxiety that science no longer made sense trickled down.
It was only the elites who fully understood and felt the loss.
A vague anxiety that science no longer made sense trickled down.
Mathematicians and scientists have mostly learned to live with ambiguity and incoherence.
The consequences have still not been fully felt, because rationalist eternalism is still common—even though it is known to be unworkable.
The consequences have still not been fully felt, because rationalist eternalism is still common—even though it is known to be unworkable.
The loss of rationalist certainty was deliberately misinterpreted by anti-rationalist eternalists, and given spurious new quasi-religious meanings.
The monist version promotes quantum woo, Gödel woo, etc
The dualist version is Christian (or Islamic or dualist-Hindu) woo.
The monist version promotes quantum woo, Gödel woo, etc
The dualist version is Christian (or Islamic or dualist-Hindu) woo.
“rationality has failed, therefore it can’t rule out our metaphysical dogmas, therefore our dogmas are Ultimate Truth.”
Monist irrationalism justifies Idealism and the unity of True Self w The Absolute
Dualist irrationalism justifies Creationism, Sharia, & afterlife Salvation
Monist irrationalism justifies Idealism and the unity of True Self w The Absolute
Dualist irrationalism justifies Creationism, Sharia, & afterlife Salvation
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