“It isn’t just that we need different theories for different aspects of the world, but that our best understanding may come from theories that are not strictly true. This is a liberating outlook, though care must be taken not to let it become too liberating. We should not allow the plurality of useful theories to undermine our belief in the existence of the truth, leaving us with nothing but a disparate collection of stories. It is conscious deviation from the truth that makes a theory an idealization, and keeping this in mind is a condition of its value.” - Thomas Nagel
As used here “stories” most nearly means
A) viewpoints
B) ideals
C) falsehoods
D) accounts