Predict or explain. As determinism decreases (from the physical to the economic to the conceptual for example) theories can explain the data, and only within the limits of their arbitrary precision but they cannot predict the future.
Source date (UTC): 2019-05-05 12:16:15 UTC
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A good scientific theory makes predictions about a phenomenon.
Consequently, a big part of progress in science should be centered around understanding how we can become better at making robust and reliable predictions.
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