en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddingtonā¦
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tests_of_ā¦
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Modernity consists of extending that paradigm to all realms of meaning.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enā¦
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āLights all askew in the heavensā was understood as more of the same: confirmation of cosmic senselessness.
meaningness.com/systems-crisisā¦
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britannica.com/science/relatiā¦
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_pā¦
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Stubborn clinging to the wreck of rationalism renders asking that question impossibleāmuch less answering it.
We can do better. We can rebuild the flotsam of a broken modernity into new, sea-worthy watercraft.
The āsuccessively better theoriesā story, taught in high school now, was invented in the 20th century precisely to account for relativity and quantum.