On 12 January 2014 19:53, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, > they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct > which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes > observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is > solely and precisely that it is expected to work. > --—John von Neumann > > How does one know which mathematical construct to try out, to see if it will work? Surely interpretation becomes necessary at some point.
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