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Rational vs. Rationale The Industrial Revolution saw the rise of many dichotomies that somehow managed to live side by side. During the 19th century science itself was akin to magic. This seems strange to us when we can get information on anything we want by poking a little box we carry in our pocket. But scientific advancements came so quickly, it could be hard to keep it. People did not yet understand the how or why things worked, only the results. For instance, improving sanitation in a city could reduce the effects of cholera. People believed that it was because plumbing cut down on bad smells. They didn’t even know about contagion or germ theory yet. Electricity brought light into […]
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