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tom_alexandertoday at 1:21 AM2 repliesview on HN

> unless someone--a human--can verify and understand it, it doesn't count.

One counter-point: Humans have not figured out how general anesthesia works, but we use it every day to great effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_of_general_anaestheti...


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pkulaktoday at 1:57 AM

Only because we understand everything _except_ how it works.

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uejfiweuntoday at 1:57 AM

Seems a bit nitpicky, we certainly understand how to use it with great effect, we just don't understand the biochemical mechanism.