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1430 || philosophical shortcuts

Author
Julie Merica
Published
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed/episodes/1430-philosophical-shortcuts

Alder's Razor: If something cannot be settled by experiment or observation, then it is not worthy of debate.

Sagan Standard: Positive claims require positive evidence, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Grice's Razor: Conversational implications are to be preferred over semantic context for linguistic explanations.

Chekhov's Gun: If it appeared in foreshadowing, it will likely be used in the future.

Epileptic Trees: The wild, off-the-wall theories that happen when you are looking for Chekov's gun. 


THE SOURCES:


https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/the-most-powerful-decision-making-razors


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_razor


https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGun


https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EpilepticTrees


https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WildMassGuessing


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun#:~:text=Chekhov's%20gun%20(or%20Chekhov's%20rifle,fired%20at%20some%20later%20point.


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