Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
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History is the medium of politics. Without knowledge of history, politics becomes untethered, suspect, of little worth. History will never be a science as it cannot be reset and repeated to prove any given theory. It's impenetrable to the scientific method, the very process that created modernity, yet history remains essential for answering, as Gauguin asked, “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” More invaluable than ever, history is lost today, deflated to worthlessness by jaundiced focus and buried by technology, science's omnipotent societal shaping force.
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are…
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
History is the medium of politics. Without knowledge of history, politics becomes untethered, suspect, of little worth. History will never be a science as it cannot be reset and repeated to prove any given theory. It's impenetrable to the scientific method, the very process that created modernity, yet history remains essential for answering, as Gauguin asked, “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” More invaluable than ever, history is lost today, deflated to worthlessness by jaundiced focus and buried by technology, science's omnipotent societal shaping force.