François Chollet on Twitter: "If you generate enough ungrounded theoretical ideas, some of them will eventually turn out to be right. But remember that without empirical validation, there is no progress."

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1. Fabian Latorre‏ @fabianlat 14 Jun 2018
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  What do you mean by ungrounded?? By definition a theory is grounded on axioms
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1. Fabian Latorre‏ @fabianlat 14 Jun 2018
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  Theory does not need empirical validation, humanity has advanced thanks to mathematics without requiring empirical validation
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1. Fabian Latorre‏ @fabianlat 14 Jun 2018
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  Are you saying that solving P vs NP yields no progress?
  
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1. john thackara 约翰·萨卡拉‏ @johnthackara 14 Jun 2018
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  Abolition of slavery? Womens' suffrage?
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1. Fabian Latorre‏ @fabianlat 14 Jun 2018
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  I would say: there is no progress without theory, as empirical results could just be a coincidence.
  
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1. Sean Pedersen‏ @SeanPedersen96 14 Jun 2018
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  Sounds like an evolutionary algorithm to me
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1. Benedict Evans‏Verified account @benedictevans 14 Jun 2018
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  That’s a very un-French attitude ;)
  
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1. Amir Sedighi‏ @amirsedighi 15 Jun 2018
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  What about using the central limit theorem?
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