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Sophronius comments on How do you notice when you are ignorant of necessary alternative hypotheses? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Sophronius 05 July 2014 10:34:14PM 0 points [-]

If you can notice when you're confused, how do you notice when you're ignorant?

I actually have a specific feeling associated with everything clicking together. If I don't have that feeling, my model does not perfectly explain everything which means there's something I'm not considering. In that case, I go looking for alternative hypotheses.