Pat Hayes wrote:
> As for the whole of theoretical physics being 'garbage in'
> which only 'looks good on a marquee', I guess that comment places your
> position firmly out in left field as far as I am concerned. (01)
This is not an opinion I hold. (02)
A typical model that predicts an unknown state does so as a function of a known
state, i.e., unknown_state = Model(known_state). (03)
The phrase 'garbage in, garbage out' refers to inputs and outputs, and does not
refer to the quality of Model. (04)
R/jbc
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