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
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Yes, they can, and often do. I think you would far more often have something you observe and want to explain, than you'd have an explanation in search of facts. But in explaining some facts, you create the framework to discover others, so both are true.
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