Well, yes, the time scales of cosmology are a wee bit slow: the issues here aren't all that likely to be relevant for any given civilization. But I agree that similar sorts of phenomena may show up in other areas of human knowledge.
As for historians, I'm probably just a snobbish physicist. I've always taken comfort in not needing to trust the ancients on anything, knowing that I can always just check their claims myself if necessary. It's startling to think that my field isn't as immune to that as I thought.
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As for historians, I'm probably just a snobbish physicist. I've always taken comfort in not needing to trust the ancients on anything, knowing that I can always just check their claims myself if necessary. It's startling to think that my field isn't as immune to that as I thought.