It’s places facts about a seemingly simple effect (opacity) into a context of the grandest possible scope thereby showing the surprising complexity of everything if taken seriously. At the same time it uses this as a cool literary device.
It doesn’t tell you this upfront but I saw it as teaching to think big in a true way. Either this is too hidden or I interpreted something that isn’t there.
I agree that it’s a great opening paragraph, but is it really a “rationality quote” in any useful sense?
It’s places facts about a seemingly simple effect (opacity) into a context of the grandest possible scope thereby showing the surprising complexity of everything if taken seriously. At the same time it uses this as a cool literary device.
It doesn’t tell you this upfront but I saw it as teaching to think big in a true way. Either this is too hidden or I interpreted something that isn’t there.