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Futurology and progressology are the new religions that's why. They think science can and will resolve everything, we'll bend the law of physics, extract ressou

• throw0101a 3y ago
  > Whig history (or Whig historiography) is an approach to historiography that presents history as a journey from an oppressive and benighted past to a "glorious present".[1] The present described is generally one with modern forms of liberal democracy and constitutional monarchy: it was originally a satirical term for the patriotic grand narratives praising Britain's adoption of constitutional monarchy and the historical development of the Westminster system.[2] The term has also been applied widely in historical disciplines outside of British history (e.g. in the history of science) to describe "any subjection of history to what is essentially a teleological view of the historical process".[3] When the term is used in contexts other than British history, "whig history" (lowercase) is preferred.[3] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history
• empiricus 3y ago
  We don't need to bend the laws of physics, we just need to use them like adults not like clowns. We don't need to live forever, but we should do much better than 70-90 years.