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Some theories violate common sense so wildly that you want to just reject them out of hand. For example, "The United States is conscious," or "The most moral act would be to replace all living beings with an orgasmic blob." On the other hand, many theories in physics that sounded similarly crazy turned out to be very well-supported (think of quantum theory or relativity). So what role should "common sense" play in evaluating new theories? This is discussed in an episode of the Rationally Speaking Podcast with host Julia Galef and guest Eric Schwitzgebel. They discuss Schwitzgebel's theory of "Crazyism," that we should expect the truth to be at least a little bit crazy.
All credit to Rationally Speaking, a bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. It is recorded live in the heart of New York City's Greenwich Village and is produced by Benny Pollak. You can find the podcast here: http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org
Podcast Episode: http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/show/rs-166-eric-schwitzgebel-on-why-you-should-expect-the-truth.html
Eric's Blog: https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/
Eric's Paper: http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzAbs/CrazyMind.htm
Gustaf Arrhenius's Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/ARRAIT
Borges Labyrinths: https://www.amazon.com/Labyrinths-Directions-Paperbook-Jorge-Borges/dp/0811216993
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