I think people totally privilege hypotheses they’ve read about in compelling fiction. It’s taking on board fictional evidence. I find it helps to keep in mind that a plausible story has too many details to be probable—“plausible” and “probable” are somewhat opposites—though it’s harder to remember for a compelling story.
I think people totally privilege hypotheses they’ve read about in compelling fiction. It’s taking on board fictional evidence. I find it helps to keep in mind that a plausible story has too many details to be probable—“plausible” and “probable” are somewhat opposites—though it’s harder to remember for a compelling story.