> It would be nice to suspend reality and solve problems with magic, but until then, we would do well to consider https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/
This seems disingenuous. Yes, there are times when you don't know what's wrong, and this all gets uncovered along the way. I don't think that's what is being discussed here.
There are plenty of times when you do and the situation is the same. When dealing with some medical issues for my son, we had a diagnoses more or less right away - everybody knew what we were dealing with. The process we were following (and follow up treatment) was well established - everyone was able to tell us what was going to happen next, out to weeks (or even years) in advance.
Yet the bills still kept rolling in for months after the fact, and certainly nobody was able to tell us up front what all of these known treatments would cost.
This seems disingenuous. Yes, there are times when you don't know what's wrong, and this all gets uncovered along the way. I don't think that's what is being discussed here.
There are plenty of times when you do and the situation is the same. When dealing with some medical issues for my son, we had a diagnoses more or less right away - everybody knew what we were dealing with. The process we were following (and follow up treatment) was well established - everyone was able to tell us what was going to happen next, out to weeks (or even years) in advance.
Yet the bills still kept rolling in for months after the fact, and certainly nobody was able to tell us up front what all of these known treatments would cost.