Re: Science, Philosophy, Mysticism, Art, Mathematics, and Physics
From: robert j. kolker (nowhere_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 12/16/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:01:33 GMT
Lester Zick wrote:
> Operators are just substitutes for explanations. I understand that
> Star Trek often employs a Heisenberg compensator. Same principle.
How about predictions. Quantum Field Theory predicts everything that
happens outside the atomic nucleus except gravity to accuracies of 12 to
15 decimal places. And it doesn't explain a thing in the sense that
causes are not postulated.
I am of the opinion that explanations (so called) are no more than
hypotheses and the only thing that matters is that all quantitative
predictions flowing therefrom are experimentally correct.
Bob Kolker
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