the universe will not be controlled by the likes of us

the title is a brilliant phrase uttered on the intertubes by AdamSelene @ theoildrum.com. this space accumulates other such short, poetic, and found-elsewhere insights into the limits of human cognition. it is a project dedicated to Wes Jackson’s vision of an “ignorance-based worldview.” a brilliant phrase uttered by his friend Wendell Barry in a letter.

Archive for May 18, 2009

Hieronymus RS-24

Nozzle of a Pratt & Whitney RS-24 (Space Shuttle Main Engine)

Nozzle of a Pratt & Whitney RS-24 (Space Shuttle Main Engine)

VS.

Ascent of the Blessed (Hieronymous Bosch, 1490)

Ascent of the Blessed (Hieronymous Bosch, 1490)

I mean, right?

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