‘Deutsch Explains’ misquotes David Deutsch (3)

But,‧in‧reality,‧sScientific‧theories‧are‧not‧‘derived’‧from‧anything.‧We‧do‧not‧read‧them‧in‧nature,‧nor‧does‧nature‧write‧them‧into‧us.‧They‧are‧guesses‧–‧bold‧conjectures.‧Human‧minds‧create‧them‧by‧rearranging,‧combining,‧altering,‧and‧adding‧to‧existing‧ideas‧with‧the‧intention‧of‧improving‧upon‧them.‧We‧do‧not‧begin‧with‧‘white‧paper’‧at‧birth,‧but‧with‧inborn‧expectations‧and‧intentions‧and‧an‧innate‧ability‧to‧improve‧upon‧them‧using‧thought‧and‧experience.

Explanation

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cientific‧theories‧are‧not‧‘derived’‧from‧anything.‧We‧do‧not‧read‧them‧in‧nature,‧nor‧does‧nature‧write‧them‧into‧us.‧They‧are‧guesses‧–‧bold‧conjectures.‧Human‧minds‧create‧them‧by‧rearranging,‧combining,‧altering

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‧and‧adding‧to‧existing‧ideas‧with‧the‧intention‧of‧improving‧upon‧them.‧We‧do‧not‧begin‧with‧‘white‧paper’‧at‧birth

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‧but‧with‧inborn‧expectations‧and‧intentions‧and‧an‧innate‧ability‧to‧improve‧upon‧them‧using‧thought‧and‧experience.

Notes

They’ve made the mistake of omitting something at the beginning of the sentence without indication before, twice. It’s the kind of mistake Deutsch himself would make (eg here and here). So I’m starting to wonder whether Deutsch runs that Twitter account and misquotes himself. The account has his photo and links to his homepage so maybe? But the activity doesn’t match the British timezone...