Appendix: Supplemental Material to the Book of Common Knowledge

An Appendix is a collection of material that adds meaning and context to the main text of a book, but, for whatever reason, didn't quite fit into the material itself. While usually quite important, often it just doesn't fit into the overall narrative neatly, so the author leaves it out and throws it in the back.

In this series, we treat common knowledge as a book, that tells an overall story, but often times misses key bits of information simply because they just don't fit neatly into the narrative. An appendix doesn't change the story, but for those that take the time to turn to it, it does offer a new context, and a new perspective.

Join us over the coming weeks as add appendices to the book of common knowledge, including: Immortality, The oldest coincidence, The arc of Progress, What Cain killing Able really meant, and whether the Constitution was written to fail.