Re: Haldane's Dilemma - clarifications - and Felsenstein [LONG]



"Walter ReMine" science@xxxxxxxx wrote:-
It is a model system. Model systems don't make assumptions,
they have rules. We then see how the system behaves, with
the rules we give it. After that, we can argue about whether
the model actually applies to anything in the real world.
Of course it is entirely legitimate to say that you don't like
the particular rules the model has. That is the main point
of this exercise.

You're playing word games. Assumptions = Model Rules. Model Rules =
Assumptions. If you're going to play silly word games, then our
conversation will be over shortly.

JE:-
Absolutely no word games here. A rule is never equal to an assumption it is
just a simplification/oversimplification of an assumption. Theories use
assumptions but models can only use rules derived from assumptions. This is
because mathematics cannot understand a single assumption, just a set of
rules derived from it. The same goes for computers. Only inductive
intelligence can understand an assumption employed within the sciences.


Regards,

John Edser
Independent Researcher

edser@xxxxxxxxxx


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