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6 Post author: paulfchristiano 03 January 2011 08:48AM

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Comment author: paulfchristiano 03 January 2011 11:20:01PM 1 point [-]

I have a hunch this isn't true. It took humans until the 20th century to formulate their first precise questions, but I think at some point we will pass a tipping point, where the scope of things you can describe precisely can be extended merely by answering precise questions.