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The Criterion of Simplicity
One of the principles governing the scientific description of the world is this—of different possible explanations of a phenomenon,...
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Source of Theories
Murray Gell-Mann noted that “A successful new theoretical idea typically alters and extends the existing body of theory to...
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The Doctrines and Dogmas of Science
When a hypothesis is introduced, and it is accepted without any consideration of or regard to its consequences, it...
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Hypothesis and the So-What Criterion in Science
Any theory in science is based on certain fundamental assumptions which one agrees to accept provisionally. These assumptions constitute...
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Theories in Science
The word theory is derived from the Greek theoria: a speculation or view. It is used in both technical...
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Logical Limitations of Physical Laws
There are some fundamental logical difficulties in accepting science-derived laws of nature as being the intrinsic or eternal characteristics...
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Empirical and Theoretical Laws
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion which specify the nature of planetary orbits (elliptical) and their quantitative aspects (rate of...
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Laws of Nature: modern science
The notion of laws of nature such as we use in today’s science began with the emergence of modern...
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Laws: Ancient Science and Religion
Laws, as we understand the term in everyday parlance, are constraints to which all the members of a group...
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Hypercomplexity and Omniscience
Beyond the various shades of determinism in physical phenomena, there is another level that governs our lives and also...