Most important reason to keep all theories in play is to consciously remind ourselves that we DON'T have it all figured out. @fectin
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Still waiting for a nice cuppa tea from Russell's Teapot.
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Funny, I was just saying to friends yesterday that Russel's Teapot is by far the dumbest thing Brights ever say.
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I'm just saying that all theories aren't necessarily worth keeping in play, especially those that aren't testable.
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I know you are. That's EXACTLY the stance I'm mocking.
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Why?
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decision to round 0.001 down to zero is purely subjective, accomplishes nothing positive, is intellectual dishonest
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Hm? I'm not objecting to the improbable, but to the meaningless (i.e. makes no predictions, can't be tested).
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my early tweets on digital physics theories explicitly said should be kept alive bc they MAY someday generate tests.
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Sure, speculation and exploration is good. But it needs to pay off /eventually/, and should have that as a driving goal.
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if 3 theories all make exactly the same predictions why is it that we should drop theories A and C in favor of B?
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Not what I'm suggesting.
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