The Secret Commonwealth
I could imagine that somewhere in the unconscious of Thompson, Watt, Doyle and others lay a buried belief, or non-denial, of sprits, forces and entities lurking in the barren misty glens to the north. Could these irrational suspicions have allowed the leaps of faith that are required in a scientific and engineering revolution? To imagine a concept like entropy or absolute zero must surely have seemed just as far fetched as the existence of wee folk. (I'm not saying these guys were literally Fairie believers, but that the deep cultural marinating soaks all parts.)
Who knew the former Talking Heads frontman was a closet Fortean?
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