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On topic, this is a really cool New Yorker story making a case against story telling https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/seduced-by-story-peter-brook

• hyperthesis 3y ago
  "Story" covers a lot. But "x causes y" is the barest story, and also literally how we understand the world.
  • mistermann 3y ago
    More often in my experience "x causes y" is how people misunderstand the world. "x causes y" is true in physics, but it is almost never true in metaphysics (anything involving humans). Trying to explain deeper complexities of metaphysical causality in a logical or scientific way almost always is rejected with a story, and higher base intelligence or a science background tends to amplify the problem rather than reduce it. More cognitive power = better, more persuasive stories I guess?