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The great delusion of modernity, is that the laws of nature explain the universe for us. The laws of nature describe the universe, they describe the regularities. But they explain nothing.
The great delusion of modernity, is that the laws of nature explain the universe for us. The laws of nature describe the universe, they describe the regularities. But they explain nothing.
Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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- Ludwig Wittgenstein
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- Approximate author period: c. 1920 AD · modern
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