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> Also why specifically boring explanations?

Without referring to anything specific about this case, things usually have boring explanations because what makes an explanation boring is that it is expected and empirically likely.

“The most likely explanation is the most boring one” is practically a tautology, because “boring” practically means “likely” in regards to explanations of events.






Makes sense. Maybe we can use explanations that are hard to vary instead?



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