... Yes ... No. Regardless of what the source of a conjecture is, it could be contradicted by data if it makes any empirical/scientific claims. ... I am saying...
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Bruno Marchal
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Feb 1, 2011 11:14 pm
... ? ... Leading then to another conjecture. This new one fall a ittle less from the sky, and takes into account the data. I remind you that I take an absence...
... I doubt if your iPod has ideas, but it uses induction. ... Without induction you wouldn't know what things you should even bother making wild guesses...
... It's not even false because it depends entirely on how good the ends are and how bad the means are. John K Clark [Non-text portions of this message have...
... what is boring is not a ... soluble, is soluble. ... constructor-theoretic direction: It must be the case that the only insuperable obstacles to...
Hallo inductivists, I was wondering if one of you could answer the following question. What problem does induction solve and how does it solve it? Alan...
... Yes, conjectures "fall from the sky" as you described it. That is a fine description; I was agreeing. It doesn't matter where you get them. They do not...
... You're absolutely right that the genes do not contain a list of all possible inputs and a list of outputs and a mapping. It's not just a big long list. ...
... So you say "The search for a ˜Theory of Everything is the quest for an ultimate compression of the world. Interestingly, Chaitins proof of Godels...
... I've answered this before. Having started with a set of candidate theories, and rejected some of them, inductivists can make a further selection amongst ...
... the ... contributes ... that ... complex ... are more possible places to begin which are relevant. ... Yes you're right. So if reality has simple enough...
... But we don't get to actually stop using theories where we have no better substitutes, and we need a theory for practical reasons. There goes your boolean:...
... The criticism is that there is no motivation to believe it. ... Then it doesn't work. The number of theories that can be rationally held is much smaller...
... Problem: How can I compress a picture of absolutely anything, except for a picture of white noise? Solution: Make use of induction; that is to say make use...
... There are still differences between theory and data. You comment is irrelevant. ... So your tentative rejection of the theory that JFK was assassinated by...
... It was a good plausible theory superseded by a better more plausible theory. (Remember, it is not just that Newton mispredicts: Einstein makes a series of...
... They are non-refuted theories. They are nothing special. In my worldview, they have no special status. My worldview doesn't rely on giving special status...
... We can and should stop using all refuted theories. Doing otherwise is irrational. You've disregarded the next part (below) which says we can always create...
... Okay, yes, there are likely an infinity of sources of error. But suppose you follow the rule of inference perfectly, and all of your premises are somehow...
