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by xico 4315 days ago
Yeah, formalizing thoughts into models, and then testing them to validate or invalidate them is sooo idealist. I wish scientists would only rely on common sense and holy books, trusting their guts to do the right thing.
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The alternative is first collecting empirical results that current theories do not explain, and only then work on a model for explaining them.