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by willis936 2034 days ago
Not everything that is true is simple or catchy. Biasing towards it is a trap.

PBS SpaceTime has a good discussion on this topic.

https://youtu.be/xFKgIOX8IRE

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Neat video, but it specifically disagrees with your point. He advocates for applying scientific rigor between leaps oc intuition. There's nothing wrong with GP appreciating beauty.
My point isn’t contradicted by the video. My point is not "beauty should not be appreciated". My point is that we should not dismiss models of nature based on aesthetics. Nature has no preference on what we see as beautiful. The video makes the point that beauty should be treated as a guiding principle, not as a hard and fast rule to sniff out truth.