On Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:08:19 AM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 11/21/2019 9:54 PM, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > Also models (like Einstein Field Equations) make predictions of outcomes > that are at odds with observations > > > So at last you agree that we use theories to make predictions and we > compare them with observations. > > > Sometimes. But nothing (except for some nagging critics in the science press) says we have to.
And sometimes we just use them to make science fiction stories. cf. http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/11/can-we-tell-if-theres-wormhole-in-milky.html @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/a7faa465-16fd-42e1-8cc6-258c7e9f6ee3%40googlegroups.com.
