As a metaphysician I'd say that science can be defined as a methodology for finding as many explanations (theories) to define data as possible. Every time the prevailing theory changes we call it a "paradigm shift". Einstein said imagination is more important than genius and it is imagination that reorganizes what is known into new hypotheses to be tested.
cladking wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:34 pm
As a metaphysician I'd say that science can be defined as a methodology for finding as many explanations (theories) to define data as possible. Every time the prevailing theory changes we call it a "paradigm shift". Einstein said imagination is more important than genius and it is imagination that reorganizes what is known into new hypotheses to be tested.
It really depends on what you think the activity of "defining data" entails. Never mind obtaining it.
Curve-fitting is boring and gives you nothing more than large language models.
cladking wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:34 pm
As a metaphysician I'd say that science can be defined as a methodology for finding as many explanations (theories) to define data as possible. Every time the prevailing theory changes we call it a "paradigm shift". Einstein said imagination is more important than genius and it is imagination that reorganizes what is known into new hypotheses to be tested.
It really depends on what you think the activity of "defining data" entails. Never mind obtaining it.
Curve-fitting is boring and gives you nothing more than large language models.
Definability has its own limits.
Yes. Exactly. You guys are a little over my head but I can recognize the truth in your statements.
Virtually all logic and all inductive logic is wholly dependent on definitions and the logician. We have a remarkable inability to see this.