> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 evergreen</em></s> #### [[Sometimes the most obvious explanation is the best one]] We don't argue that a can opener was designed for anything else than to open cans because that explanation is so obvious. In modern [[society]], we have trained ourselves to be skeptical of easy solutions. This is often the best strategy as it helps us avoid [[Experts are often far too confident in the effectiveness of their theories]]. The flip side of this is valuing high complexity explanations over simple explanations because of the perception of more [[information]], but a self-evident theory may be just as true. We may need to take a step back and look at the [[information]] from a different perspective ala [[Adaptations are only clear when studied at the correct scale]], and then we will see that there is far more [[information]] supporting the more simple theory ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[science]], [[understanding]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^306962108]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^306962122]]