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I can see the spiral of history (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

Human knowledge is not (or does not follow) a straight line, but a curve, which endlessly approximates a series of circles, a spiral. Any fragment, segment, section of this curve can be transformed (transformed one-sidedly) into an independent, complete, straight line, which then (if one does not see the wood for the trees) leads into the quagmire, into clerical obscurantism (where it is anchored by the class interests of the ruling classes).

V.I. Lenin

Just some context on the spiral bit!