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TIL there are several philosophical razors--not just Occam's Razor (simpler explanations are likely correct). One is called Newton's Flaming Laser Sword because it is, "Much sharper and more dangerous than Occam's Razor." It states that what cannot be settled by experiment ought not be debated.

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0wYGL TIL about the human connectome project, a project that maps the neural connections in human brain, just like the human genome project to map the DNA .
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