Your "explanation space" is almost certainly infinite and mostly empty. The closer any model approaches reality, the more it is indistinguishable from the obje

Your "explanation space" is almost certainly infinite and mostly empty. The closer any model approaches reality, the more it is indistinguishable from the object being described. Like any map, it becomes unwieldy with increased accuracy. The model becomes the size of the universe. So, a universe-sized model inside of an infinite explanation space?