Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite - Vol. 4 Ch. 22

[MangaDex]

 

[Chinpo]

Epicurus of Athens was always a very controversial figure, even before he was a heretic in the middle ages. He was a very popular figure, but he was yet another philosopher vilified by early Christianity. His inclusion in this chapter is interesting, as he founded Epicureanism, a school that inspired Sextus Empiricus' school of empiricism, from which the modern scientific method is derived. Bringing up a philosopher who fought against superstition and the idea of divine intervention, especially in the context of a priest teaching the nature of rainbows to children, is an inherently clever choice.

 

[AngelHQ]

Hey, I'm running out of things to complain about this! I guess I can go against this one-eyed guy amd say this was all to get to know his backstory, halting completely the plot from developing. Wait, the plot didn't stop! There's this literacy issue going on!!

On the other hand, the plot had more than enough twists and turns. It's nice to have science's history and epistemology ass its main focus again. Also thanks to @Chinpo for telling us more about this Epicurus guy, I'm sure I'm not looking up all these fancy sages from ancient times.

 

[Bok48]

«If anyone could easily learn to read and write, our society would soon be filled with absurd information that will torment the minds of many»

Yeah about that…