▲ 840 ▼ James Webb telescope confirms there is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe (www.livescience.com) submitted 2 years ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/news@lemmy.world 298 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) All models are wrong. Some models are useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I prefer mine: literally every model is a metaphor and not a true representation of the actual phenomenon it’s modeling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago The map is not the territory permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why use many words when few will do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago I personally think that “all models are wrong” does nothing to stop people from simply thinking in terms of practical inevitabilities, when it’s actually extremely important to understand that figuring out what’s “actually going on” was never even the concern of science in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) I prefer mine: literally every model is a metaphor and not a true representation of the actual phenomenon it’s modeling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago The map is not the territory permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why use many words when few will do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago I personally think that “all models are wrong” does nothing to stop people from simply thinking in terms of practical inevitabilities, when it’s actually extremely important to understand that figuring out what’s “actually going on” was never even the concern of science in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago The map is not the territory permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why use many words when few will do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago I personally think that “all models are wrong” does nothing to stop people from simply thinking in terms of practical inevitabilities, when it’s actually extremely important to understand that figuring out what’s “actually going on” was never even the concern of science in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago I personally think that “all models are wrong” does nothing to stop people from simply thinking in terms of practical inevitabilities, when it’s actually extremely important to understand that figuring out what’s “actually going on” was never even the concern of science in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent