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Re:How does it sound to you? Too crazy, too basic? by curi on Saturday December 15, 2007 @06:17PM (#89973)
It's not a tautology. The Dark Ages was a period when we seemed to be worse off than we had been when Greece and Rome were powerful. The reliable, continual improvement of human knowledge, without stuff getting lost, is a recent phenomenon.
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Re:How does it sound to you? Too crazy, too basic? by quimax on Saturday December 15, 2007 @08:06PM (#89992)
I agree completely with you both. I have some amazing figures about it.

But the hard issue is not to understand at a symbolic level, but being aware of all the consequences and possible relations. I solved partially some things, but others are completely impossible for me. I have the impression that I could find a niche market: people interested in getting precise facts, and its sources, not so much on letting the machine do the thinking for you. This will not change the world, for sure, but it is very interesting though.

Max

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