The Thoughts of Wally Masterson

My ponderings lead me to ask: "If history repeats, is history a straight line or a circle"? Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. This implies a circular motif. On the other hand, those that do learn from history and do not repeat it are travelling in a straight line. One world, multiple histories? This smacks highly of Hugh Everett's Many-worlds interpretation. Perhaps this constitutes an (albeit brief) proof of Mr. Everett's postulation? Only time will tell.

Footnote: Of course "circle" and "straight line" are not to be taken literally in a Euclidean sense. History's path is bound to have some deviation from these perfect abstract shapes.

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