tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413204908126979544.post9185827488192215646..comments2024-03-27T13:52:53.646-04:00Comments on Fred Langa: Wasn't this the same thinking that got Galileo in trouble?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16536070409129913192noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413204908126979544.post-38412059784966342212010-10-13T19:14:13.545-04:002010-10-13T19:14:13.545-04:00"The discovery of the alphabet will create fo..."The discovery of the alphabet will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories. They will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves."<br />-Socrates, in Phaedrus-<br /><br />Damned progress...Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620423402363958441noreply@blogger.com