Episode 59: The Principle of Optimism (Round Table Discussion)
The Theory of Anything
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The Principle of Optimism
Deutsch is not saying that every problem will inevitably be solved in all circumstances, just that in principle it's solvable unless there's some physical reason why it's not. He seems to also advocate optimism as really an attitude towards life. How do others see this relationship between the theory that problems are soluble and human life? I think what Vadon just said is excellent and very pithy, which is that the principle of optimism is really a stopping criterion.
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