Let's remember that.
The mysteries of the world remain to be explained, and besides you are presuming your conclusion that the world is and has always been consistent.
On the whole, the human race has made some pretty good progress explaining mysteries -- the work is incomplete, but encouraging.
None of which would have been remotely possible without consistency... so you might want to abandon the notion that 2+2 is going to equal "fish" any time soon.
Napoleon was petty about human lives, yet he sought permanence.. Like all wealthy and famous men he strove to somehow leave an immortal mark upon this world, but it never stopped changing beneath his own feet.
Panta rei, and all that.
Did you compare the bible to history? I don't think its a history book but an evidence of chaotic change.
This should be interesting.
Nothing can be confirmed about History, and even our museum pieces gradually become irrelevant over time.
We've been over this - if history is a big unknowable, then the Bible is useless.
They are like the Ozymandias poem. Kings build statues, but nothing lasts You build scientific and historical theories believing that those will last, hoping against hope. Your hope is so strong that you believe you cannot be wrong.
Not sure who you're talking to... knowing - indeed,
expecting to be wrong is at the heart of all scientific inquiry.
But if anything is proven wrong you will simply update your information. You will say that last theory existed to make way for something better. So there is no guarantee of correctness.
No guarantees whatsoever... the search for answers is a process, not a final result.
Which is where a constant comes into play... never stop searching.
There is also no reason to be sure future generations won't toss away learning and burn every book.
None whatsoever -- but should that unfortunate scenario ever come to pass, the human race can start over.
The art, history, literature... the
humanities may very well end up lost forever, which would be tragic... but the
science that was lost can be discovered again... someone will simply have to re-invent the wheel.
Now, here's the fun part: In the process of re-learning, There are going to be a
lot of mysteries... and almost certainly some new gods to serve as placeholders.
But for now everyone is swept up in and convinced until the theory gets updated again.
...which is exactly how it's supposed to work.
We stand on an island of knowledge in an ocean of ignorance. Little by little, we wade out.
Why, what's the alternative?
I would probably start a harem
As would I, most likely -- perhaps then it's better to entrust the search for knowledge to
far wiser people than either of us.
