History and physics, he replied

Study philosophy and physics.

History and physics, philosophy being a subset of the former.

Jesse Peltan, then Elon Musk, on X, May 30, 2025
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Reply of May 30, 2025

May 30, 2025. Jesse Peltan wrote the first line. Musk wrote the second.

Without rigorous pursuing truth, you obviously cannot understand the true nature of the universe.

Elon Musk, on X, November 14, 2024
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The question he leaves is whether philosophy is only a chapter of history.

Is the voyage only insurance?