I have a working theory that many of the “mind-boggling” theories are put forward in such a way as to sound more profound than they really are.
This comes up a lot in philosophy, social sciences, quantum mechanics, psychology, cosmology, and art.
I have been unable to determine if this is to impress the coeds or to get tenure or to gain notoriety or some combination of these goals.
I am perfectly comfortable with describing all three of Marr’s levels of description and applying them to a variety of systems.
This applies equally to silicon computers or wetware.
When we veer into “hard problems” - well - see my opening statement.