Ok, I think I understand your meaning of “great rationalist” now. You are talking about people who helped humanity make great advances but at some point claimed certainty where they should have said “I don’t know.” They failed to discern the edge of their knowledge, ran off a cliff and then denied it. Would that be fair?
Ok, I think I understand your meaning of “great rationalist” now. You are talking about people who helped humanity make great advances but at some point claimed certainty where they should have said “I don’t know.” They failed to discern the edge of their knowledge, ran off a cliff and then denied it. Would that be fair?