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- Jul 2022
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a huge comet (possibly the one seen in 1680) falls into the sun, causing it to flareup and incinerate the planets
Comets in the 1680's were thought to be planet sized and not their current known size.
Edmund Halley gave a paper in the 1690's about a comet hitting the Earth. He posited that that event was the cause of the tilt of the axis of the Earth.
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- Sep 2021
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? We should, perhaps, turn the problem around once again, and place it within the evolution of the Puritan ethic.
This immediately brings to mind Max Webber, but before thinking about that,
What about the overall discussion of the relation of time to Christianity in general. Early Christians practiced eschatology and were concerned with the imminent end of the world. How has that affected our relationship with time?
Even the rise of health care has dramatically extended our lives, thus making time a bit less valuable overall, but have we seen that effect psychologically?
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