How likely do you think it is that there may have been a person in a the last 2000 years who solved one of life's great mysteries but never reported/recorded it?

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How likely do you think it is that there might have been a person in a the last 2000 years who solved one of life's great mysteries but never reported/recorded it? - Lemmy.World

What kind of thing would that even be? If its anything scientific, we likely know more today than previously. If it’s anything philosophical, then it’s not really a “solution” but just one philosophy among all the infinite possibilities.
Could be like ‘oh this proves conclusively who Jack the ripper is, I’ll tuck it away and write a book when I get back from the war…’