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One thing that always seems to happen with such projects is that, after they achieve their intended aim, if the ‘evolutionary’ program is allowed to run further it produces no further improvements.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
process resembles biological evolution.
David Deutsch • The Fabric of Reality
He knows that, if progress is to be made, some of the opportunities and some of the discoveries will be inconceivable in advance.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
One thesis of this book is that, slowly but surely, depth is winning.
David Deutsch • The Fabric of Reality
The ideas with the best chance of surviving through many generations of change are truths with reach – deep truths.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications
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Both are seeking universal, objective truth.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
a supposed designer of our biosphere will seem not only morally deficient, but intellectually unremarkable.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
circumscribed by the finite knowledge inherent in our genes and our existing traditions.