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The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge.

Eliezer Yudkowsky
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"An Alien God" by Eliezer Yudkowsky, lesswrong.com. November 2, 2007.
The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge.