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Shortest Response: Why do scientific theories work?

Started by Andrew Yates · 9 months ago

John Wilkins of Evolving Thoughts conjects in response to The Inherihent Problem with Scientific Theories:
As theories, along with techniques, protocols, and schools of thought, compete for attention and resources, those that are more empirically adequate will tend to be adopted, red ... Continue reading »

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  • It's because they work mostly; that is good enough for most of us.

    I got that little ditty from studying the uncertainity principle in a modern physics class. This taught me that statistics is important in the interpretation of nature.
    And so...there you have it.

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