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Dennis Hackethal’s avatar
Dennis Hackethal, about 2 months ago·#2084

Consequently (they say), whether or not it was ever possible for one person to understand everything that was understood at the time, it is certainly not possible now, and it is becoming less and less possible as our knowledge grows.

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If something already isn’t possible, how could it become less possible?
Isn’t possibility a binary thing? As opposed to difficulty, which exists in degrees.

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Benjamin Davies revised 1 day ago·#3287
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My charitable interpretation:

“Less and less possible” means something like “more and more difficult to achieve”, or “occurs less and less often in the multiverse”.

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Benjamin Davies, 1 day ago·#3290

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