Therefore?
“therefore” in the following sentence doesn’t sit well with me. If it were replaced by “thereby,” it would, though. I’d really appreciate your insight.
Scientific investigation begins by inventing a possible world. So does mythical thought. But the latter stops there. Having constructed what it considers not only as the best world but as the only possible world, it easily fits reality into its scheme. Every fact, every event, is interpreted as a sign that is emitted by the invisible forces controlling the world, and therefore that proves their existence and importance.
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There is a kind of writer who depends on the kindness of strangers. We are supposed to know what they meant by their heartfelt word salad, and it is our fault if we can't extend ourselves to it. We have such a writer here.
- There is a kind of writer who depends on the kindness of strangers.
- We are supposed to know what they meant by their heartfelt word salad, and it is our fault if we can't extend ourselves to it.
- We have such a writer here.
- "Thereby" would not work there because of "that proves".
- " I still don't like it.
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There is a kind of writer who depends on the kindness of strangers. We are supposed to know what they meant by their heartfelt word salad, and it is our fault if we can't extend ourselves to it. We have such a writer here.
"Thereby" would not work there because of "that proves". To use "thereby", it would have to be "Every fact, every event, is interpreted as a sign that is emitted by th
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