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>Iteration, intuition, creativity, variation, intelligence, luck, guesswork, and more are what create theories. These are all very positive. How about: racism,
by astazangasta 11y ago
>Iteration, intuition, creativity, variation, intelligence, luck, guesswork, and more are what create theories.
These are all very positive. How about: racism, misogyny, bias, jealousy, and stubbornness. These, also, can feed into the creation of theories, and do.
And, again, the point is that this process is only as good as the evidence; when the evidence is lacking, we're left with only the investigator's expertise to justify the model. That's not science.
- dj-wonk 11y agoExcellent point. Yes, the sum total of human experience filters into model-making. People often construct theories that correspond with their preconceived biases. I would like to think that (a) "opening the lid" on how these models work and (b) testing them does a decent job of revealing and removing inaccurate or not-useful aspects. What do you think are some good ways to minimize the negative influences on models?