rysade comments on Examples of mysteries explained *away* - Less Wrong
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I agree that phlogiston was not likely thought of as a mysterious answer at the time. I think that what justifies calling it a mysterious answer today is that we could justifiably notice that we are confused.
Whether it's confusing quality is a good reason to categorize it as a mysterious answer is a different issue, however.