Ep 100: David Deutsch
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The Difference Between an Explanation and a Prediction
The difference between an explanation and a prediction is obvious, e but to most people it was quite opaque. So i thought about what exactly makes the difference? And i thought of some examples, a such as the explanation of the seasons, as opposed to predicting them. I think that the example that i liked best, although again, not every one does, is the example of the the conjurer were you go in to see this conjuring performance. After a while, you begin to predict thatt the cup where he puts the ball under is not going to be the one where it ends up. That's kind ofa a bit of an innovation ina the beginning of infinity.
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