# Explanatory Knowledge - [[is human type knowledge, understanding]] - [[has reach, meaning the explanations solve problems beyond those that they were created to solve]] - [[has universal power]] - [[is of central importance in the universe]] - [[growth is inherently unpredictable]] - [[contrasts with non-explanatory knowledge such as that in genes]] - [[is only created by one type of entity, referred to as "people"]] - [[that we currently know about is only created in human brains, but we also know it can be created by other entities such as a computer program, alien, now extinct human sister species (Neanderthals)]] - [[provides wealth and progress]] - [[creation is the best preparation for unknown dangers and unknown opportunities]] - [[has a special relationship with both human minds and the laws of nature]] - [[gives human minds the capability to see beyond the visible, to what is really there even though we cannot directly experience it]] - [[enables us to control nature and make technical progress]] #L1