“Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards.” - Soren Kierkegaard

  • xantoxis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not the deepest philosophical insight but damn if this isn’t some incredible comic panel construction.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’ve heard this same concept expressed as, “we walk backwards into the future”. We can’t see what’s coming, only what has happened. (We can predict what’s coming based on what’s happened, but there’s always uncertainty.)

    • Deceptichum@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Nah.

      World War 2 started with the surrender of the Axis powers and nuking of Japan.

      It ended when Germany invaded Poland.