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Ep: 99 David Deutsch‘s ”The Beginning of Infinity” - a retrospective in 99 minutes

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Nov 16, 2021
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INSIGHT

Knowledge Creation

  • Knowledge creation involves guessing and criticizing those guesses, not simply observing.
  • Good explanations are hard to vary, with each part serving a purpose.
INSIGHT

Closer to Reality

  • Knowledge growth involves identifying and correcting errors in existing explanations.
  • We use tools and prior explanations to better understand reality.
INSIGHT

The Spark

  • Humans are special because of explanatory knowledge, enabling progress.
  • Earth is special because of us; we can make any environment hospitable.
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