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Comment author: shminux 20 December 2013 10:56:53PM *  13 points [-]

Any suggestions for other truths which could turn out to be local?

I don't think "truth" is a good term here. How about, "widely applicable models" falsified outside of their usual domain?

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 22 December 2013 11:24:32AM 4 points [-]

'Local' is a suitable qualifier to make this distinction I'd say. Local basically means 'falsified outside its domain'.

Comment author: Jack 22 December 2013 09:39:28PM *  3 points [-]

I read the title and immediately thought "that's a phrase that's going to bother people".

The fact that people here tend to prefer wordy literalisms to a catchy bit of clear poetic license is really illustrative of Less Wrong's cognitive profile.

I'm sure it goes hand-in-hand with everything I like about the place, but it is a custom that irks me.

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