Think about all we know about the universe. And how little we can actually observe ourselves. The gap is explained by theories that explain
Previous theory was empericism - observe nature and derive knowledge
Now we think we come up with theories, then judge based on empirical data
Inductive: learning from the past (specifics) increases predictions about future (general). Because the sun has risen every day, it will tomorrow
Ideas must be guessed and created, they cannot be read or derived from experience
Across all time peoole have been wondering about the stars and world and asked questions and observed the things we see… But made no progress really in most field of knowledge. They wanted to create progress but didn’t know why
Then science emerged. It’s about creating knowledge at a noticeable rate. Why?
Enlightenment was rebellion against authority with regard to knowledge
Tradition of criticism
Theory must be testable, falsifiable
Prediction cannot be the purpose. Root understanding is - why and how it works
Cutting off debate is the only ill that cuts itself off from being fixed
World is multiverses
Decisions are not weighing choices, but creating explanations
Not same role as consulting a king. The essence of Democratic decision making is not the choice made at election but the ideas created between elections
We are in the transition between static society (irrational memes, biological progress slower than humans notice, sustained by suppressing creativity) and dynamic (rational memes, faster than biology, professes through creativity)