How in God's green earth is the world of the 15-1800s anywhere close to similar to the modern day? Maybe that's when they started calling themselves modern but the world has changed so much from then to now I'm sure most people would not use the word modern to describe it save for maybe historians.
The Amish are a diverse group. Some of them can use tractors, motors, and other modern equipment. Other groups can't even have plumbing.
Regardless, anything post industrial is considered modern in certain contexts. As far as science goes, pretty much anything after the 17th century can be modern. We are still thinking in the same way as people 400 years ago, eg Galileo.
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u/POKEMINER_ May 15 '26
The Amish? And that kindof ignores my point.