Chapter
Explanation and Criticism
37:40 - 43:55 (06:14)
The rejection of supernatural is due to the fact that an explanation that involves the supernatural is not a good explanation. One can come up with a good explanation through criticism and conjecturing variants of the story that survive the criticism, as seen in the case of Darwin and Mendel's theories.
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Criticism and conjecturing can help in finding a better explanation by analyzing and criticizing different variants of the story.
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Summary
Criticism and conjecturing can help in finding a better explanation by analyzing and criticizing different variants of the story. Stories may make satisfactory myths, but not good explanation for the fact.
ChapterExplanation and Criticism
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Good explanations are like stories that help us understand what is happening around us.
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Summary
Good explanations are like stories that help us understand what is happening around us. They explain as many things as possible and are difficult to change without destroying the output of the theory.
ChapterExplanation and Criticism
Episode#662: David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality, The Importance of Disobedience, The Inevitability of Artificial General Intelligence, Finding Good Problems, Redefining Wealth, Foundations of True Knowledge, Harnessing Optimism, Quantum Computing, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The principle of optimism arises from the rejection of the supernatural, which itself comes from good explanation, as an explanation that involves something supernatural is not a good explanation.
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Summary
The principle of optimism arises from the rejection of the supernatural, which itself comes from good explanation, as an explanation that involves something supernatural is not a good explanation. Deus ex machina, the intervention of a god to resolve a play's plot, is deemed an unsatisfactory ending because it lacks an explanation.