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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
The latter half of that statement is meaningless (with all due respect to Haldane). It (the idea that we are more intelligent and imaginative than our descendants could ever be) is geriatric arrogance plain and simple and usually occurs when really smart people reach the end of their lives knowing there's so much more to be discovered.
Mind you, I'm not saying it is wrong (i.e. that its negation is correct) - just meaningless one way or the other.
The idea of the "unknowable" is likewise meaningless (not even wrong).
//pet peeve  |
You are welcome to analyze it and interpret it as you will. I love it myself as do many others.
You need to embrace the poet in you methinks.
If that doesn't work think of bigger infinities.
