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Quantum mechanics provides a very clear set of postulates that allow the prediction of various phenomena through mathematical equations -- that's as far as I re
by bumbledraven 13y ago
Quantum mechanics provides a very clear set of postulates that allow the prediction of various phenomena through mathematical equations -- that's as far as I read into it.
Science is about explaining the world/universe, not merely making predictions.
- Xcelerate 13y agoCould you give an example of a case where science explains something without making a testable prediction?
- bumbledraven 13y agoNo, I can't. Scientific theories should be testable, but they should also be explanations, not merely predictions. This came up at Galileo's trial. The Church was happy to accept his theories as mere predictions of astronomical observations. What they wouldn't accept was that the earth actually DID move around the sun. But Galileo was adamant on explaining what as actually out there. "According to popular legend, after recanting his theory that the Earth moved around the Sun, Galileo allegedly muttered the rebellious phrase And yet it moves." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_yet_it_moves http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_yet_it_moves)