@themattsimpson @GrumplessGrinch So...probability doesn't tell you anything useful about positive validation of theories. Like I said.
@themattsimpson @GrumplessGrinch Let me put it another way: what on earth would P(GTR) = 0.5 mean?
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@St_Rev @themattsimpson Degree of belief. Consider identified theories as a finite subset of the infinite set of possible theories. -
@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson It can be the case that all identified theories are false, thus makes no sense to treat them as a P-space -
@St_Rev @themattsimpson Of course they're all false. But some make better predictions than others. -
@GrumplessGrinch @themattsimpson Again: probability is the wrong theory entirely. -
@St_Rev I'm not sure that's the case. There are certainly theories developed before evidence for them were discovered. -
@gattsuru What does that have to do with probability? -
@St_Rev Same thing as everything else? If can model to tell whether an atom is in state A/B, why not whether theory correctly predicts A/B? -
@gattsuru I don't understand what you mean. Can you give an example? - 17 more replies
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