Oh look, a scientist who doesn't understand the point of science.https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/985201265394106368 …
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In other words, scientific theories aren't a collection of objective truths. They are models that describe how nature works. Models don't have a binary truth value, only increasing or decreasing levels of explanatory power.
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Agreed. Explanatory and predictive powers Re key. For theoreticians, especially those who work in mathematical models, the goal, whether fantasy or not, is to describe the filunctioning of the universe as simply as possible. This goal goes beyond mere prediction or explanation.
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Functioning. Sorry. Exhausted
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