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Episode 44: Clarifying David Deutsch's Views of "Knowledge"

The Theory of Anything

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"It takes a while for good theories to sink in. And if Burns theory is correct, it will take a while for sinking," he says. "At this point, I don't think we're anywhere near Darwin's level." Deutsch points out that even human knowledge is not always 'creative,' as some have suggested. He adds: We should be understanding of people's skepticism of even good theories.

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