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Indeed but the bit about “maybe gravity stops applying at some point” is key. Just floating to the moon seems more doable that that this small huntable bird has
by erulabs 4y ago
Indeed but the bit about “maybe gravity stops applying at some point” is key. Just floating to the moon seems more doable that that this small huntable bird has an active domain larger than any human empire ever.
Like obviously they were way wrong - but I think it’s important to frame historical ideas with an honest “what would I have to believe in order to believe this”.
- abecedarius 4y agoAgreed! I wanted to come across in a "yes, and" spirit. I just think "what would I have to ignore?" is interesting, too. Such as a distance that'd take weeks of travel at the speed of a jet plane -- much faster than a hurricane -- nonstop. Some such celestial current is also quite a thing to imagine.