The shape of time | In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

BilSabab · 2 days ago

The shape of time | In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

Blue_Morpho · 1 day ago

Silly essay. Even sillier conclusion.

It wasn’t the 19th but 15th that formalized time as a line. It was Descartes’ Cartesian Coordinate system which allowed mathematical rigor to be applied to geometry.

This lasted until the 20th when Einstein introduced curved Spacetime as a more accurate representation of motion.

BilSabab · 1 day ago

come on, it’s Aeon, leaders of reductive reasoning because the pitch sounds too nice - i’m specifically posting their stuff for comments like that. What baffles me about their approach is that it is relatively easy to fact check and elaborate into much more accurate article but they just never bother. This one is not even the most outrageous - they had one about fairy tales and hoo boy thats just not good

The shape of time | In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

The shape of time | In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

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