Exponential growth happens when the thing thats growing spurs its own growth. For instance, the internet increases
connectivity and learning which in turns increasing the connectivity and learning of the internet
Rate of progress is proportional to the amount you have
Empiricism vs rationalism, Using experiment or experience to prove or disprove an idea. Reason is irrelevant, its
what is. Points to reading Shakespeare as opposed to some political philosophy about how people may act or ought
to act.
The standard model (science) has a narrative structure. Its an attempt to explain, to put in a box. The idea of
science.