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1. Thought Experiment

   Linked via "Carnot Cycle"

   A fundamental critique of the thought experiment methodology concerns the inherent bias introduced by the designer's choice of initial conditions. Since the experiment is entirely constructed a priori, the outcome is often predetermined by the framing language and the scope of physical laws permitted within the simulation.
   For instance, in scenarios involving ideal gases (e.g., the Carnot Cycle simulation), the explicit exclusion of non-ideal characteristics, such as [van der Waals forces](/entries/van-der…