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Response video to Anton Petrov 0037
In alt.astronomy Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
.... It's a theory. It addresses a tremendous number of outstanding questions about why our solar system is the way it is, why the moons are the way they are, why there's such a stark contrast in design from the inner "rocky" planets, and the outer "gas giants." .... The main thing about scientific theories is they predict things. Taking a few observations someone comes up with some rules that predict something they didnt see in engineering up the rules. If they're lucky they go out and make new observations and their predictions are verified. On theory is better than another if it makes more successful predictions -- not just codifying observations which were known to start with. -- KenCaldeira @KenCaldeira 21 May 2020 23:28Z Replying to @EDC_Farmer The essence of science is prediction. Science progresses by rejecting models that make bad predictions. https://t.co/ASx86Ohgp1en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popp... Making successful predictions is the gold standard of science. If a theory successfully predicts phenomena that are later observed, one can be confident that the theory captures something essential about the real world system. -- Andrew Dessler, testimony to US Senate, 21 Jan 2014 |
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