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Democritus (b 460BCE) said, “I would rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia,” which suggests that finding true causes is rather difficult.
by dr_dshiv 1y ago
Democritus (b 460BCE) said, “I would rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia,” which suggests that finding true causes is rather difficult.
- hugh-avherald 1y agoOr is less of a hassle.
- s1mplicissimus 1y ago"According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Xerxes's first attempt to bridge the Hellespont ended in failure when a storm destroyed the flax and papyrus cables of the bridges. In retaliation, Xerxes ordered the Hellespont (the strait itself) whipped three hundred times, and had fetters thrown into the water." Not so sure one should take stories about who said something in ancient times at face value ;) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I
- vodkadin 1y agoIf you think you can use logic to determine human behavior in the past, well, it doesn't even work for modern behavior lol You'd be surprised what kind of beliefs about the world led to what kind of actions in history
- qsi 1y agoFelix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas. [0] Virgil. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix,_qui_potuit_rerum_cognoscere_causas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix,_qui_potuit_rerum_cogn...
- jijijijij 1y agoVirgili, hoc postremo dico: mihi nomen non est Felix.
- blueprint 1y agoperhaps in a similar way that it is impossible to directly "observe" a wavefunction without collapsing it into an observale "effect".
- ADharmaPSFF 1y ago[dead]
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