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Totally agree that the body is a complex system, this is a very astute observation. Do you think there is any use at trying to look at "meta-trends" , or for simplicity's sake , apply a little reductionism in an effort to find a simple answer? Is there a simple answer?
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Mallory 2y ago

I think reductionism is the enemy of true understanding.

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Séimí Mac Síomón 2y ago

I think complexity is the enemy of the bottom-rung of understanding.

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Mallory 2y ago

You have to be able to explain things to people at different levels of understanding. But I’m seeing a trend towards reductionism that is affecting understanding. Have you seen the YouTube series where they take an expert in a field and have them explain the same concept several times from a child to I think a PhD student or maybe it’s another expert in the field?

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Séimí Mac Síomón 2y ago

No I have not, perhaps you could provide a link?

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Séimí Mac Síomón 2y ago

Totally agree btw , I think it shows tremendous virtue to to neither talk down to someone, while being able to spot a charlatan.