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When we are young we believe that we know everything, and so we believe that if we see no explanation for something, then no explanation exists. When we are older we realise that the whole universe works by a rhythm and a reason, even if we ourselves do not know it. It is only our own ignorance which appears to us as insanity.

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Rather than just raising cash as they grow their businesses, the smartest entrepreneurs select venture capitalists who can deliver valuable services. The best venture capitalists have access to the best networks, which further amplifies their value.

Tren Griffin - A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

2017, Columbia University Press

The two fundamental questions of causality are: (1) What empirical evidence is required for legitimate inference of cause-effect relationships? (2) Given that we are willing to accept causal information about a phenomenon, what inferences can we draw from such information, and how?

Judea Pearl - Causality_ Models, Reasoning, and Inference-Cambridge University Press

2000

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