Quote check re: reach of explanations

In-house rules Apr 21, 2026 · By Dennis Hackethal

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The reach of an explanation ... [already] [applied, by] its nature as an explanation, when its creators first thought of it ...

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The reach of an explanation is not a ‘principle of induction’; it is not something that the creator of the explanation can use to obtain or justify it. It is not part of the creative process at all. We find out about it only after we have the explanation – sometimes long after. So it has nothing to do with ‘extrapolation’, or ‘induction’, or with ‘deriving’ a theory in any other alleged way. It is exactly the other way round: the reason that the explanation of seasons reaches far outside the experience of its creators is precisely that it does not have to be extrapolated. By its nature as an explanation, when its creators first thought of it, it already applied in our planet’s other hemisphere, and throughout the solar system, and in other solar systems, and at other times.

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The reach of an explanation ... already applied, by its nature as an explanation, when its creators first thought of it

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘ ... ’

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The‧reach‧of‧an‧explanation‧...‧already‧is‧not‧a‧‘principle‧of‧induction’;‧it‧is‧not‧something‧that‧the‧creator‧of‧the‧explanation‧can‧use‧to‧obtain‧or‧justify‧it.‧It‧is‧not‧part‧of‧the‧creative‧process‧at‧all.‧We‧find‧out‧about‧it‧only‧after‧we‧have‧the‧explanation‧–‧sometimes‧long‧after.‧So‧it‧has‧nothing‧to‧do‧with‧‘extrapolation’,‧or‧‘induction’,‧or‧with‧‘deriving’‧a‧theory‧in‧any‧other‧alleged‧way.‧It‧is‧exactly‧the‧other‧way‧round:‧the‧reason‧that‧the‧explanation‧of‧seasons‧reaches‧far‧outside‧the‧experience‧of‧its‧creators‧is‧precisely‧that‧it‧does‧not‧have‧to‧be‧extrapolated.‧Byapplied,‧by‧its‧nature‧as‧an‧explanation,‧when‧its‧creators‧first‧thought‧of‧it,‧it‧already‧applied‧in‧our‧planet’s‧other‧hemisphere,‧and‧throughout‧the‧solar‧system,‧and‧in‧other‧solar‧systems,‧and‧at‧other‧times.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	The‧reach‧of‧an‧explanation
2	‧...‧	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
3	already	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
4	‧
5	is‧not‧a‧‘principle‧of‧induction’;‧it‧is‧not‧something‧that‧the‧creator‧of‧the‧explanation‧can‧use‧to‧obtain‧or‧justify‧it.‧It‧is‧not‧part‧of‧the‧creative‧process‧at‧all.‧We‧find‧out‧about‧it‧only‧after‧we‧have‧the‧explanation‧–‧sometimes‧long‧after.‧So‧it‧has‧nothing‧to‧do‧with‧‘extrapolation’,‧or‧‘induction’,‧or‧with‧‘deriving’‧a‧theory‧in‧any‧other‧alleged‧way.‧It‧is‧exactly‧the‧other‧way‧round:‧the‧reason‧that‧the‧explanation‧of‧seasons‧reaches‧far‧outside‧the‧experience‧of‧its‧creators‧is‧precisely‧that‧it‧does‧not‧have‧to‧be‧extrapolated.‧By	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘ ... ’ or [replacement].
6	applied,‧by	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
7	‧its‧nature‧as‧an‧explanation,‧when‧its‧creators‧first‧thought‧of‧it
8	~~,‧it‧already‧applied‧in‧our‧planet’s‧other‧hemisphere,‧and‧throughout‧the‧solar‧system,‧and‧in‧other‧solar‧systems,‧and‧at‧other‧times.~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘ ... ’ or [replacement].

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