Episode 53: Universality and IQ - Part 1
The Theory of Anything
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How to Refute Brett's Theory of Down Syndrome
I gave them examples of refutations I said okay let's talk about actual real life problems with your theory so I said my neighbor that lives down the street for me he has down syndrome as well as other fairly serious issues. So then I pointed out one of the main things they argue is that it's all just about interest in time and how can you explain cognitive decline due to aging in terms of time and interest? And yet some for some reason we can measure a cognitive decline in a person as they age what is it we're measuringHow does the Deutsche Eun world view explain that furthermore these are people who used to be younger and used to have quote higher intelligence and they can tell you
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