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> "Some problems that we all have in understanding how nature works, have more to do with our conviction that our intuitions are correct, despite the fact that
by amirmc 11y ago
> "Some problems that we all have in understanding how nature works, have more to do with our conviction that our intuitions are correct, despite the fact that our intuitions are often flawed in areas of experience outside of our normal environment."
This really stood out to me. It's applicable to more than just the current example.
- zak_mc_kracken 11y agoTrue. What makes this model compelling is that our flawed intuitions are very good at describing the world we live in, which is macroscopic and non relativistic. Letting go of these intuitions is a requirement to become a competent physicist.
- Retra 11y agoYou replace them with new intuitions about what kinds of transformations are allowed. (Like unitarity.)