Liked this paragraph: In 1666, at the age of 19, Leibniz wrote his Dissertio de Arte Combinatoria, from which comes a famous quote describing the way in which

Liked this paragraph: In 1666, at the age of 19, Leibniz wrote his Dissertio de Arte Combinatoria, from which comes a famous quote describing the way in which he believed the world could be in the future: “If controversies were to arise,” said Leibniz, “there would be no more need of disputation between two philosophers than between two accountants. For it would suffice to take their pencils in their hands and say to each other: ‘Let us calculate.’” Can it be done? Or is it impossible? No need to argue! Do the math! If I'm not mistaken, this was actually a profession at various times in history? A person you'd go to with whatever you needed calculated, and they would work it out for you, using pen/paper/abacus/bones/seashells or whatever was in fashion.