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Most of all, I hope they'll find some books in there. Only four books have survived [1], beyond some highly damaged works which need serious improvement in CT t
by est31 8y ago
Most of all, I hope they'll find some books in there. Only four books have survived [1], beyond some highly damaged works which need serious improvement in CT technology (or other tools) so that we can read them, if they can be read at all.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_codices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_codices
- biofox 8y agoThis is so painful to read. From the Bishop who oversaw the destruction: "We found a large number of books in these characters and, as they contained nothing in which were not to be seen as superstition and lies of the devil, we burned them all, which they regretted to an amazing degree, and which caused them much affliction." I can barely imagine the anguish those people must have felt. Imagine witnessing the destruction of your entire recorded history. Virtually all of the knowledge and art produced by the civilization wiped out in a single act.
- coleifer 8y agoIt's like that one time we decided to do a rewrite... without tests.