On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 12:40:03PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ...but of course explanation is more fundamental than prediction. > > Tom Caylor >
I wouldn't say that! Both of these properties are orthogonal to each
other. Typical scientific theories exist on a tradeoff curve (Pareto
front for those in the know) between explanatory power and predictive
power.
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