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The scientific process should actually result in people verifying things that seem obvious all the time. Admitting that you might be wrong and checking it even though it seems obvious was a major factor in starting to really increase the density of correct knowledge.

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How can we know that eggs are tasty unless a 3rd party tells us!

I won't quote the science, I'll simply say that things are knowable outside of a system...

There's still a reason to quantify the taste of eggs. It can tell you how many eggs to bring on an expedition to minimize waste, or how to improve the flavor of eggs or other things, or predict the revenue of a new egg farm. The techniques used to quantify tastiness could then be applied to newly developed foods.

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