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I'm not sure what you're saying. If your model does not accurately reflect observations, your model is wrong. That's not to say it isn't useful - we still teach
by ahelwer 12y ago
I'm not sure what you're saying. If your model does not accurately reflect observations, your model is wrong. That's not to say it isn't useful - we still teach Newtonian mechanics, after all - but you wouldn't use it in any serious discussion of the topic.
- sbergot 12y agoYou wouldn't use Newtonian mechanics in any serious discussion? This is a strange claim.
- Retra 12y agoThey probably meant 'serious discussion' as a proxy for 'discussion demanding the highest available accuracy.' But that doesn't really work in this analogy because quantum physics essentially assumes Newtonian physics as axiomatic, so there is no way to avoid it no matter how 'serious' you're trying to be.