Science may be slow. But slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
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Replying to @primalpoly
Smooth doesn't really describe the history of science however. Rather than a steady slow grind there are bursts of advancement.
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Replying to @SamoBurja @primalpoly
Further knowledge can be lost. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_Palimpsest?wprov=sfla1 …
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Replying to @SamoBurja @primalpoly
Modern science claims to be different than say the mathematics of Archimedes on institutional grounds. But institutions are grounded in social fabric that is contingent on society. Society is for now outside scientific control.
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