Children “Easily” Solving Family Problems

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 year ago·#647· Collapse

Since your child has never done chemistry, he hasn’t yet been coerced about chemistry, so he should be fully rational about it and “easily” find a solution.

The implication here is that Deutsch thinks children are “fully rational” and could help even with the most difficult problems, which isn’t realistic, as is then stated explicitly.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 year ago·#649· Collapse

Deutsch would know that children generally can’t help with a chemistry problem that requires a PhD, say, so this criticism can’t apply.

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