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Michael, I think you might be right about the epistemology thing. I am definitely a reductionist.
Nick, I wonder how the epistemology of The Simple Truth compares to a reductionist epistemology. It seems like it might be neutral in that regard. On the other hand, I think it puts Occam's Razor in a pretty central position, which might be said to strongly favor reductionism.
For me, the opposite of magical thinking is reductionism. The Simple Truth is basically a response to magical thinking.