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by whatshisface 2458 days ago
That sounds kind of like a caveman arguing that there will never be a practical temperature higher than their campfire, because anything hotter would burn the meat.
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But... math! Which can't be wrong, because obviously we already know all the math there is to know. QED.

Carroll says strange things sometimes. Epistemology doesn't appear to be his strong suit.

It's all win-win, for him. If we fail to discover anything, he's right. If we find something, "nobody could have ever predicted that!".