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tyler197802198
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tyler197802198
17y ago
Think about what you just said. "Unknown knowns " (emphasis added). Therefore, they are knowns, and would fit into the "Shit you know" category.
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tyler197802198
17y ago
That would just tell you the size of your red slice compared to other people, and you would be discriminating in favor of things that are relevant to your life. I true perspective of how much you don't know you don't know would have to take
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tyler197802198
17y ago
And that is why people who do well in hard sciences deserve more pay than people who (are otherwise equal and) don't. And they usually get it.
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tyler197802198
17y ago
Theoretically, they can also be statements that are testable in the future. Ex: At 25C and 1atm, oxygen is a gas, not a liquid or solid. No matter how many times you test that, it will always be true; hence, it is a fact. Of course, if you
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tyler197802198
17y ago
Well, you just convinced me you believe that, thereby demonstrating that "b" is easier than "a". Congrats! However, you are still wrong. At one point the US National Government spent $1/4 mil per year in attempts to convince people who had