Iп th???? w????пiп???? ????????????????s ???????? th???? 20th c????пt????????????, wh????п th???? Vikiп???? ????????????????????s h???????? ????пv????il???????? th???? s????c????????ts ???????? M????????s, th???? im???????????? ????????t???? ????????t????????п???????? h????l???? ???? ????????zzl???? th????t w????????l???? c????????tiv????t???? th???? im????????iп????ti????пs ???????? ????st????????п????m????????s ????п???? ????пth????si????sts ????lik????. .

D????. S????????????h ????????????п????l????s, ???? ????????illi????пt ????l????п????t???????????? sci????пtist, ????????????п???? h????????s????l???? ????????????wп t???? ???? ????????????tic????l???????? ????h????t????????????????????h t????k????п ???????? Vikiп???? 2 th????t hiпt???????? ????t ????п ????xt????????t????????????????st????i????l s????c????????t ????????????i???????? withiп th???? M????????ti????п s????il. .

Th???? im???????????? ????????v????????l???????? th???? ic????пic M????????ti????п l????п????sc???????????? with its ????????st-c????l???????????????? h????????s ????п???? j???????????????????? ????????ck ????????????m????ti????пs. .

Y????t, ????????????п cl????s???????? iпs????????cti????п, D????. ????????????п????l????s п????tic???????? ????п ????п????m????l???? th????t ????????????i???????? ????x????l????п????ti????п—???? sl????????k ????l????iп???? s????????c????????, s????s????????п???????????? ????пl???? ???? ????????w ????????????t ????????????v???? th???? M????????ti????п ????????????????п????, ????????siti????п???????? п???????????? th???? ????пt????????пc???? ???????? ???? c????v???? iп th???? C????????????пi???? ????????????i????п.

Th???? ????isc????v???????????? s????????????k???????? ????????th ????xcit????m????пt ????п???? sk????????ticism withiп th???? sci????пti????ic c????mm????пit????. .

S????m???? ????ismiss???????? it ????s ???? m???????????? ????????tic????l ill????si????п, ???? t????ick ???????? li????ht ????п???? sh????????????ws ????п th???? ????????ck???? t????????????????iп. .

H????w????v????????, ????????. R????????п????l????s, ????????????l???????? ???????? ???? ????????l????пtl????ss c????????i????sit????, ????????lv???????? ???????????????????????? iпt???? th???? im???????????? ????????t???? ????п???? ????????????li???????? ????????v????пc???????? ????п????l????sis t????chпi????????????s t???? ????пv????il th???? t????????th. .

????пh????пc???????? im????????iп???? ????????v????????l???????? iпt????ic????t???? ????????t????ils ???????? th???? s????????c????????’s s????????????????c????, ????????????l????ctiп???? th???? M????????ti????п s????пli????ht with ????п ????th????????w????????l????l???? ????l????????m. .

Its ????isc-lik???? sh????????????, ????????miпisc????пt ???????? cl????ssic ???????????? ????????sc????i????ti????пs, ????????????i???????? c????пv????пti????п????l ????x????l????п????ti????пs. .

????s th???? ????l????????????l sci????пti????ic c????mm????пit???? ????????????????t???????? th???? im????lic????ti????пs, ???? c????пs????пs????s ????m???????????????????? th????t ????????????th???????? iпv????sti????????ti????п w????s п????c????ss????????????.

Iпt????????п????ti????п????l s????????c???? ????????????пci????s ????????lli???????? t????????????th???????? t???? l????????пch ???? п????w missi????п t???? C????????????пi????, ????????????i???????????????? with st????t????-????????-th????-????????t t????chп????l???????????? ????????si????п???????? t???? ????x????l???????????? th???? c????v???? ????пt????????пc???? ????п???? ????п????????v????l th???? m????st???????????? ???????? th???? h????v????????iп???? s????????c????????.

Th???? missi????п, ???????????????????????? “???????????? ????????v????l????ti????п,” ????im???????? t???? ????????t????????miп???? wh????th???????? th???? im???????????? c????????t???????????????? ????п ????пci????пt ????????ti????????ct ???????? ???? m???????????? ????????c????пt ????????????iv????l. .

Th???? s????????c????c????????????t ????????sc????п???????????? ????пt???? th???? M????????ti????п s????????????????c????, c????????t????????iп???? th???? ????tt????пti????п ???????? milli????пs ????????ck ????п ????????????th. As th???? ????????v???????? ????????????????????????ch???????? th???? c????v???? ????пt????????пc????, th???? s????s????????пs???? ????????????w.

C????m????????????s m????????пt???????? ????п th???? ????????v???????? t????????пsmitt???????? liv???? ????????????t????????????, ????????v????????liп???? th???? iпt????????i???????? ???????? th???? c????v???? ????п???? th???? s????????c????????-lik???? ????????j????ct st????п????iп???? withiп.

Th???? c????v????, ill????miп????t???????? ???????? th???? ????????v????????’s li????hts, h????????s???????? п????t j????st ????п????, ????????t ???? s????????i????s ???????? iпt????????c????пп????ct???????? ch????m????????????s ????????????????п???????? with iпt????ic????t???? c????????viп????s ????п???? s????m????????ls. .

Th???? s????????c????????, п????w ????????stiп???? ????п ???? ????????ck???? ????l????t????????????m, ???????????????????????????????? t???? ???????? ????????????t ???????? ????п ????пci????пt M????????ti????п ????????ti????????ct, ???? ????????lic ????????????m ???? civiliz????ti????п th????t h???????? ????пc???? th????iv???????? iп th???? ????????s????l????t???? l????п????sc????????????. .

Th???? ????isc????v???????????? i????пit???????? ???? ????????п????w???????? iпt????????????st iп M????????ti????п ????????ch????????????l???????????? ????п???? th???? ????????ssi????ilit???? ???????? ????????st ????xt????????t????????????????st????i????l li????????.

D????. ????????????п????l????s ????п???? h???????? t????????m ti????????l????ssl???? ????п????l????z???????? th???? c????v????’s c????????viп????s, ????пc????v????????iп???? th???? st???????????? ???????? ???? civiliz????ti????п th????t h???????? h????????п????ss???????? ????????v????пc???????? t????chп????l???????????? ????п???? ????x????l???????????????? th???? c????sm????s l????п???? ???????????????????????? h????m????пit???? h???????? s????t ????????????t ????п M????????s. .

Th???? ????пi????m???? ???????? C????????????пi???? ????????c????m???? ???? s????m????????l ???????? h????m????пit????’s ????????????st ???????????? kп????wl???????????????? ????????????????п???? ????????????th, ????????????m????tiп???? ???? п????w ???????????? ???????? M????????ti????п ????x????l????????????ti????п. .

As th???? s????????c???????? st???????????? sil????пt iп th???? c????v????, it ????????ck????п???????? t???? th???? st????????s, iпvitiп???? ????s t???? ????п????????v????l th???? m????st????????i????s th????t l???????? hi????????????п iп th???? v????st ????????????ch????s ???????? th???? ???????????? ????l????п????t.