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Reality is Very Weird and You Need to be Prepared for That
When a reliable theory meets a stubborn counterexample, the right response may be to accept a more complicated reality rather than discard the evidence.
When a reliable theory meets a stubborn counterexample, the right response may be to accept a more complicated reality rather than discard the evidence.
In a world of billions, rare events happen constantly, so anecdotes become nearly worthless evidence at scale.
Experts spend far more time trying to falsify an idea than amateurs do, but excessive skepticism can kill projects that must be tested in the world.