You might fix me
You might crush me
Take a little piece of me
Do you suppose it is beyond us to produce a dual system of astronomy? The stars can be near or distant, according as we need them. Do you suppose our mathematicians are unequal to that? Have you forgotten doublethink?
Once in a while
You get shown the light
In the strangest of places
if you look at it right
When you try your best,
but you don’t succeed
When you get what you want,
but not what you need
When you feel so tired,
but you can’t sleep
Stuck in reverse
In fact most of Copernicus’ book runs closely parallel with Ptolemy’s exposition, only the minimum changes being made to adjust the treatment of the Sun-centered theory; and most of the numerical constants are simply Ptolemy’s figures transformed.
Not unnaturally, Copernicus had not rid himself completely of the old Earth-centered terminology, and the centre of the universe for him is still the centre of Earth’s orbit.
In fact, a modern geometer might observe that as a matter of pure mathematics it makes no difference to the relation between them whether A revolves around B or B around A, as long as they are both regarded as points –
but psychologically there is a great difference.
A.M. Duncan (translator introduction)
Nicolaus Copernicus
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something
you cannot replace
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on
One more sun comes sliding down the sky
One more shadow leans against the wall
Don’t believe the church and state
And everything they tell you
Start a new history
And trace it back to me
Someday you might see
Believe in me,
I’m with the high command
Are you in a universe which is ruled by natural laws and, therefore, is stable, firm, absolute—and knowable?
Or are you in an incomprehensible chaos, a realm of inexplicable miracles, an unpredictable, unknowable flux, which your mind is impotent to grasp?
Are the things you see around you real—or are they only an illusion?
Do they exist independent of any observer—or are they created by the observer?
Are they the object or the subject of man’s consciousness?
Are they what they are—or can they be changed by a mere act of your consciousness, such as a wish?
The nature of your actions — and of your ambition — will be different, according to which set of answers you come to accept. These answers are the province of metaphysics — the study of existence as such or, in Aristotle’s words, of “being qua being” — the basic branch of philosophy.
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Notes & References
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🎼 Song Excerpts
And I Will Try to Fix YouLights will guide you home and ignite your bones and I will try to fix you
Believe in Me, I’m with the High CommandBelieve in me, I’m with the high commandSource: Silent Running by Mike + The Mechanics
- Don’t Believe the Church and State and Everything They Tell YouDon’t believe the church and state and everything they tell you -
Source: Silent Running by Mike + The Mechanics
Once in a While You Get Shown the Light in the Strangest of PlacesOnce in a while You get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it rightSource: Scarlet Begonias by Grateful Dead
One More Shadow Leans Against the WallOne more sun comes sliding down the sky - One more shadow leans against the wallSource: Einstein on the Beach by Counting Crows
Start a New History and Trace It Back to MeStart a new history, and trace it back to me - Someday you might see- Stuck in ReverseWhen you try your best, but you don't succeed - When you get what you want, but not what you need - When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep - Stuck in reverse...
- Take a Little Piece of MeYou might fix me - You might crush me - Take a little piece of me
There’s Still Time to Change the Road You’re OnYes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on - And it makes me wonder...Source: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
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Are You in an Incomprehensible ChaosAre you in a universe which is ruled by natural laws and, therefore, is stable, firm, absolute—and knowable? Or are you in an incomprehensible chaos, a realm of inexplicable miracles, an unpredictable, unknowable flux, which your mind is impotent to...Source: Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand
Do You Suppose It Is Beyond Us to Produce a Dual System of Astronomy?Do you suppose it is beyond us to produce a dual system of astronomy? The stars can be near or distant, according as we need them. Do you suppose our mathematicians are unequal to that? Have you forgotten doublethink?Source: 1984 by George Orwell
Psychologically There Is a Great DifferenceIn fact most of Copernicus' book runs closely parallel with Ptolemy's exposition, only the minimum changes being made to adjust the treatment of the Sun-centered theory; and most of the numerical constants are simply Ptolemy's figures transformed. Not unnaturally, Copernicus...Source: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus
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Allegory of the CavePlato's philosophical narrative that contrasts those who mistake sensory knowledge for truth with those who grasp the higher forms of reality.
