[…] I do not know why, but I have never seen a machine that, however perfect in the philosophers' description, is perfect in its mechanical functioning. Whereas a peasant’s billhook, which no philosopher has ever described, always functions as it should […]
- William of Baskerville in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose
Explained: ‘Krishna pointing at Eid moon’ painting
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Ain't got time for this. I am going to keep it short and simple.
First: Origin of how the image ended up online
In 2014, it was first released by on...
5 years ago