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From Conjectures to Cathedrals: Popper’s Philosophy in Civilization Building

By Rajat WaghareSeptember 6, 2025
Karl Popper described knowledge as a cycle of conjectures and refutations. This same process is visible in how civilizations evolve. The Gothic cathedrals of Europe were not built overnight—they were refined through failures, collapses, and corrections in engineering. Likewise, space exploration emerged through trial and error. Human progress is never a straight line; it is a cathedral slowly rising through centuries of experimentation, refinement, and resilience.
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