Post-Medieval

1500 to 1950

Post-Medieval History

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Galileo: Observation Corrects the Map

Galileo

In 1610 Galileo started the process of fixing centuries of incorrect mental models. In Sidereus Nuncius, observation began publicly challenging the old map of the cosmos. The world had not changed. Before then, most inherited the idea that the heavens were perfect, smooth, and fundamentally different from Earth. Then Galileo turned his telescope upward and saw a rough Moon, countless stars, and moons circling Jupiter.

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“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”

David Hume
1739

Belief

A clear thinker does not believe harder just because an idea feels meaningful, familiar, or comforting. Some mysteries deserve wonder, but belief should still be proportional to evidence, logic, testing, and trustworthy guidance. Think well by letting confidence grow only when support earns it.

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Was Roger Williams a Separatist?

Separatist Term & Epistemology

If you use the modern definition of separatist that includes intolerance of others, then Roger Williams was not a separatist. Furthermore, he supported all people living, and working together in the same community for the common good. Sometimes people forget the context of the time and conflate his desire to separate from the Church of England run by the government with the separatist movement based on races. I think some with a desire to promote white supremacy do this on purpose.

Expansion and Acceleration

1500 to 1950

Post-Medieval History marks the era of exploration, scientific revolution, industrialization, and global interconnection. Political systems modernize, economies industrialize, and communication accelerates. The world becomes tightly linked, setting the stage for the modern global age.

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