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So in that sense forming a theory about something is integrating all the practical stuff you've seen before. To me that make sense, IMO that "practical stuff" a
by mettamage 6y ago
So in that sense forming a theory about something is integrating all the practical stuff you've seen before. To me that make sense, IMO that "practical stuff" are what experiments are, aren't they? Probably the experiments are far from perfect, if remotely good even, but that's how empiricism should work? I think? (hmm... not entirely sure)
- curiousllama 6y agoIt can go both ways. E.g. often, experimental physicists will try to prove/disprove a priori predictions from theoretical physicists. Theory is just an explanation of hw the world works: you can come up with that explanation as a reason for observations, or as a logical consequence of other theories (which is then verified by observation).