skepsci comments on Reality is weirdly normal - Less Wrong

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Comment author: skepsci 03 September 2013 02:55:31PM 3 points [-]

Humans have a preference for simple laws because those are the ones we can understand and reason about. The history of physics is a history of coming up with gradually more complex laws that are better approximations to reality.

Why not expect this trend to continue with our best model of reality becoming more and more complex?