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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
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On 22/09/2024 15.28, Cryptoengineer wrote:


> Reminds me of the apocryphal story of medieval academics
> arguing over how many teeth a horse has - citing contradicting
> ancients such as Pythagoras or Galen.
> 
> When some  young whippersnapper offers to go down to the stables
> and check, they are incensed.

Which reminds me of Lord Dorwin in the story "The Encyclopedists"
(original title "Foundation"). He poo-poos the idea of doing field
archaeology in favor of reading centuries-old texts and comparing
their arguments.

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Michael F. Stemper
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