• nednobbins@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    Lovecraft describes it as “non-Euclidean”.

    If you understand enough math the know that this means altering Euclid’s 5th axiom then you also know that most non-Euclidean geometries can’t be comprehended by humans.

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      2 days ago

      Until you realize that we literally live in a non-euclidean universe, and we comprehend it just fine. Not to mention that the surface of a sphere, which is pretty much what the surface of the earth is, is also non-euclidean

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        Not to mention that the surface of a sphere, which is pretty much what the surface of the earth is, is also non-euclidean

        Suddenly, flat earthers’ inability to understand makes a little more sense.