jerryk on Nostr: Outlawing steam engines wasn't superstition, they were extremely dangerous when they ...

Outlawing steam engines wasn't superstition, they were extremely dangerous when they were poorly understood, and they still are dangerous. Calling them "witchcraft" was a medieval fire code, effectively, just like outlawing nuclear weapons is now. The parallels are extremely close. Thus, it took over 1500 years to develop the steam engine. We seem to be on about the same timeline, for developing nuclear fusion.