Start and end dates for things are always discretionary. When does red end and orange begin in a rainbow? Time flows, so picking a point in it is a fallacy, and is only needed if useful in some way, like if you want to blame something for the shit we're in.
I can't remember the publication but there is an essay by Bernard Charbonnau on th…
Start and end dates for things are always discretionary. When does red end and orange begin in a rainbow? Time flows, so picking a point in it is a fallacy, and is only needed if useful in some way, like if you want to blame something for the shit we're in.
I can't remember the publication but there is an essay by Bernard Charbonnau on the Ellul forum about the Christian roots of modernity. Just replaced Christ with The Science as redeemer, with hilarous consequences all around. I reckon it's black magic, myself. Newton and all those cool kids back in the day were alchemists and sorcerers.
Start and end dates for things are always discretionary. When does red end and orange begin in a rainbow? Time flows, so picking a point in it is a fallacy, and is only needed if useful in some way, like if you want to blame something for the shit we're in.
I can't remember the publication but there is an essay by Bernard Charbonnau on the Ellul forum about the Christian roots of modernity. Just replaced Christ with The Science as redeemer, with hilarous consequences all around. I reckon it's black magic, myself. Newton and all those cool kids back in the day were alchemists and sorcerers.
If you remember the essay's title, I'd be interested in reading it!