The Assumption That Survived 387 Years—and Quietly Failed Last Year
For centuries, civilization has operated on a single unspoken assumption: if something appears to think, there is someone thinking. This assumption is so fundamental that most people have never consciously considered it. Yet it underlies every institution that verifies human capability, knowledge, or understanding. Courts assume witnesses who provide coherent testimony possess genuine knowledge. Universities … The Assumption That Survived 387 Years—and Quietly Failed Last Year