This is so true. There is an awesome Terry Tao / 3blue1brown collaboration that explicates the epistemological basis: Terence Tao on the cosmic distance ladder

This is so true. There is an awesome Terry Tao / 3blue1brown collaboration that explicates the epistemological basis: Terence Tao on the cosmic distance ladder Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdOXS_9_P4U Pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMaT9oRbs4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMaT9oRbs4 Commentary and Corrections: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/cosmic-distance-ladder-video-with-grant-sanderson-3blue1brown-commentary-and-corrections/ https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/cosmic-distance-la...