A QUESTION FROM OTHERWISE · VOLUME I + II
Does explaining something give you authority over it?
Explanation is useful precisely because it compresses uncertainty. The danger begins when understanding a thing is treated as acquiring jurisdiction over what the thing is allowed to become.
After explaining a person, institution or event, ask what future evidence your explanation would have difficulty permitting.
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