On 6/25/2020 1:29 PM, Philip Thrift wrote:
Explanations" are a dime dozen. > > > > Prediction is the gold standard.
Brent
Though "predictions are overvalued":
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2020/05/predictions-are-overrated.html
(They do not determine theories.)
But they determine what theories are wrong. Most of Sabine's essay is
incoherent. She makes up examples in which someone predicts many
contrary results, as though that's an example of prediction by a
theory. Then she says the important thing is "explanatory power", but
neglects to point out that "God did it." has perfect explanatory power.
Brent
@philipthrift
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