On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 12:38:26 AM UTC+1, Liz R wrote: > > On 13 May 2014 11:29, John Ross <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> I don’t believe I have claimed that my theory is “superior” to existing >> theories or that it will “work better” or that it is an “explanatory >> improvement” over existing theories. >> > > Then what motivated you to come up with it? > >> >> >> I do believe it is closer to the truth than existing theories and that it >> is a simpler and easier to understand theory as compared to existing >> theories. >> > > OK. That is essentially a rephrasing of "superior", "explanatory > improvement", etc. A theory should (in theory!) satisfy some criteria to be > accepted as scientific ... > > * it should explain ("retrodict") all the existing observational evidence > > * it should predict the results of observations that have not yet been > made, preferably making different predictions from existing theories. > (Preferably ones that are surprising!) > Where does Bruno's theory do this?
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