I guess my point was less if the simulations produce realistic output, and more if they can be used to discover or model novel - but real - phenomena. The clos

I guess my point was less if the simulations produce realistic output, and more if they can be used to discover or model novel - but real - phenomena. The closer we get to ‘the truth’ (if such a thing exists!), the more likely this is of course. Ideally we’d have simulations that we could even discover novel physics behaviors in that match real life! Practically, most are simplified to the point that we can match behavior we already well understand, and maybe a few things can validate we don’t - which can help explore some of the gaps we haven’t been able to touch in the labs. it’s not likely we’ll discover new principles that way though. But I’m guessing I’m just preaching to the choir, eh?