#whenweceasetounderstandtheworld — Public Fediverse posts
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Without language, we would lack the framework to think. Myth and literature are like that, in that they allow us to discuss ideas that we do not yet understand enough to explore at a more scientific (or even philosophical) level. [paraphrase of #BenjaminLabatut, author of #TheMANIAC and #WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld]
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I’m reading #BenjamínLabatut ’s #WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld, and the #AlexanderGrothendieck chapter reads like an old Dos Equis ad where he’s the most interesting man in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Grothendieck