… the whole temple of Man’s achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins …
Eh… “inevitably” is one of those words that takes a very high degree of confidence to use correctly—a degree of confidence we really don’t have with current cosmology, if the simulation hypothesis is true.
(By the way, here’s the quote from last month’s thread which Apprentice was repurposing.)
Kazuo,
I agree; given our current knowledge that quote is open to criticism on several points of fact (most obviously its focus on the solar system rather than whatever passes for the universe these days). That’s why I said I admire it mainly for its courage and style.
Eh… “inevitably” is one of those words that takes a very high degree of confidence to use correctly—a degree of confidence we really don’t have with current cosmology, if the simulation hypothesis is true.
(By the way, here’s the quote from last month’s thread which Apprentice was repurposing.)
Kazuo, I agree; given our current knowledge that quote is open to criticism on several points of fact (most obviously its focus on the solar system rather than whatever passes for the universe these days). That’s why I said I admire it mainly for its courage and style.