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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

11-03-2007, 11:29 AM

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Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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Facts do not have to precede theories.

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It was more 'can facts precede theory/model' that attracted my attention.

luckyme

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-30-2007, 01:58 AM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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Bit confused by what you’re asking however,

Facts, I prefer to use the term assumptions, which in practise I generally treat as synonymous.

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bunny and madnak have...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-29-2007, 01:25 AM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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I think there needs to be relative motion or our models are not going to go very well. (Alternately, a model we try and develop based on the Earth and Sun being stationary...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-28-2007, 11:38 PM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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I think that's a limitation brought about by language and the way minds work though - I dont see how it suggests that nothing is actually true (if that's what you mean by facts exist).
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-28-2007, 09:46 PM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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I may be using the word wrong so jump in and define fact or theory if that will help...

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Wish I could. I was hoping this thread would help me sort out just how...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-28-2007, 08:00 PM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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I may be using the word wrong so jump in and define fact or theory if that will help...

I think facts exist quite independently of us or our theories (most of which dont contain facts...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-28-2007, 05:05 PM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Re: Fact/Theory or Factheory?

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Consider the development of the theory of light. The facts of data from experiments with lenses prompted the development of a theory that light behaves like waves. Since all other known...

Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy

10-28-2007, 04:18 PM

Replies: 24

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Views: 140

Posted By luckyme

Fact/Theory or Factheory?

Versions of this question have popped up in a couple of threads, so this is a specific probe -

Is there such a thing as a 'basic fact' or are all facts actually a fragment of an underlying...

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